Gary Will's WORKSEARCH:
Selling Yourself To An Employer
Chapter 22: (continued)
Following up without being a pest
From the book How to Prepare for an Employment Interview.
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[Chapter 22: continued from here
] ...If you do call, be sure to be upbeat and positive-and maintain that attitude no matter what you hear from the other end of the line.
And follow through on your other leads too
You might not think that having a good interview could be a problem-after all, that's just what you were hoping to achieve from all this preparation.
But there is a danger.
Maybe you had great answers to the employer's questions and did a dazzling job of presenting what you could contribute to her organization. On top of that, perhaps she seemed very enthusiastic about you, and was even speaking about the position as if you were already in it.
Seems like it's in the bag, right? You'll be getting an offer any day now. It's just a formality-after all, the employer said she'd be calling you soon.
Then days or weeks go by and you don't hear a word. In the meantime, you're not doing much about looking elsewhere-why go through all that when you're pretty sure you've already got something all lined up? No one really likes to look for work, and your brain is usually very eager to jump at any reason to justify not making contact with employers.
When you eventually are able to get the person who interviewed you on the phone, there doesn't seem to be as much enthusiasm in her voice, and you soon realize that you've fallen into an all too common trap.
NO MATTER HOW WELL THINGS SEEM TO GO IN THE INTERVIEW, DON'T ASSUME YOU'LL GET AN OFFER.
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