(Post-interview) When can I follow-up without being pushy? (job, paid, interest)
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I had an interview on Feb. 11 for a casual position with a mid-size school board. Sent a thank you e-mail the following day, both interviewers responded, and heard a few days later from my most recent reference she was contacted. Nothing since.
I know it hasn't been a full two weeks (6 business days), but my college just granted me permission to begin my first practicum (for the same job but unpaid). I would need to register very soon.
Obviously, I'd much rather take the paid version (which can be applied as a challenge). But I don't want all my eggs in one basket.
I've done HR in the past and such inquiries never bothered me, but I was an assistant. I don't want to seem a pest.
Register for the college and if the paid one works out you can respectively decline your college later. Follow up Monday.my rule of thumb is to follow up when it's been at least a week and I start feeling antsy. No need to stress yourself out when you can just ask what's going on
You follow up with a thank you letter, better known now-a-days as a follow up letter. You thank them for their time, re-iterate a point or use the opportunity to bring up a skill, strength, etc you felt you didn't do a good job of explaining, or wanted to bring up, and then let them know you're interested in the role and that you'd like/love are asking to know what the next steps are and if there's anything else they may need from you.
Just some basic ideas. But this means you should have followed up no later than a day after your interview. Now you risk having them scratching their heads at who you are if you weren't a top candidate and you failed to make yourself memorable with that follow-up letter. Or so this is what I've read a few times on LinkedIn, Monster, etc, anyway.
Did they provide you with a timeline for their decision?
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