How Much Interview Follow-Up is Too Much |
How Much Interview Follow-Up is Too Much?
You can keep yourself in the recruiter's mind in other ways.
By Alison Green Jan. 25, 2010
A reader writes:
Just before Thanksgiving, I had an initial phone interview with a company. It went well and in the first two weeks of December I was called back for a second and then third interview, as I was up for two different slots in this company. Since then, I was told I was one of the final two for one of the slots. Also since then, the holidays have happened, a [reorganization], and now someone gave notice in the group I was one of the final two for. I've been touching base weekly with my recruiter just to see if there was any news. In my last E-mail with her, she told me she would let me know when something changes.
Should I still keep touching base every week or so, or am I becoming an annoyance?
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Opinions differ on this, but I think that when you've been told that you'll be notified when something changes, checking in weekly is too much. "I'll let you know when something changes" can be a polite way of saying, "Please back off a little bit."
That said, you can continue to follow up less frequently (every two to three weeks would be my recommendation), and you can keep yourself in the recruiter's mind in other ways. For example, rather than using each contact as a status check, send her an article she might be interested in. Push yourself into her consciousness that way.
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Also, keep moving forward with your job search. If this job comes through, that's great, but you don't want to rely on it. Keep job searching just as vigorously as you would be if this weren't out there. Good luck!
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