How long would you wait to reach out for a follow-up? Or would you drop it?

[Anonymous]

I am in full job search mode and last week had a great interview. It was a phone screen and the interviewer and I really hit it off. It seemed to be a really good match and the interviewer even said they were going to bail on the rest of their formal questions because she was sure she wanted to meet me in person. The call ended with her telling me that I would hear back within a week about an in-person meeting, but alas there has been no communication (a little over a week has passed). Should I reach out, or just drop it? What would you do? Normally I would just drop it but I am very interested in this opportunity.

[Anonymous]

There is nothing wrong with a follow-up. It shows that you have a strong interest in the position. I always follow up my interviews with a traditional, old-fashioned thank-you letter. Then if I haven't heard back, I'll call or email to see what the status is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with a follow-up. It shows that you have a strong interest in the position. I always follow up my interviews with a traditional, old-fashioned thank-you letter. Then if I haven't heard back, I'll call or email to see what the status is.

+1. I always follow-up an interview (even a phone screen) with a simple thank-you note. I would also follow-up after the time-frame mentioned to show continued interest and see what the status of my application is.

[Anonymous]

As a recruiter, a thank you/follow up email is sufficient. I often receive mailed thank you notes after a decision has been made, and they go straight into the trash. While an email might get a flag and more likely a reply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a recruiter, a thank you/follow up email is sufficient. I often receive mailed thank you notes after a decision has been made, and they go straight into the trash. While an email might get a flag and more likely a reply.

Call me old-fashioned, but I think a traditional mailed note has a personal touch and shows that you are making an effort. Anyone can shoot off an email. But it actually takes some thought and time to go to the store, buy a thank-you card, write a note of thanks, put a stamp on it, and take it to the mailbox. Not a recruiter, but I have been on hiring committees, and those who actually sent a mailed card always rose to the top of the heap for me.

[Anonymous]

If I got a handwritten thank you note instead of an email, I would think that candidate was old and maybe a bit fuddy-duddy. There I'd nothing about an old fashioned, snail-mail note that would make me feel more favorably about the candidate. A timely email, however, is always good.

[Anonymous]

Anyone can shoot off an email. But it actually takes some thought and time to go to the store, buy a thank-you card, write a note of thanks, put a stamp on it, and take it to the mailbox. Not a recruiter, but I have been on hiring committees, and those who actually sent a mailed card always rose to the top of the heap for me.

I could see that on one level but I check my mail at work so rarely because everything comes in via email - it could be weeks before I saw the thanks.