I thought it really never makes any difference. I’m surprised to hear I’m wrong about that!

How often should we be following up?

Not exactly, but almost did that. My first job in DC (2nd out of college) I thought the interview had gone well and the fit was good. They also brought me in to the small / new nonprofit to meet the whole staff. Six weeks later I decided “that’s it, I’m going to email and ask if I can get feedback about my interview and note that I thought it went well”. I turned on the computer to send that email and I had an email from them that they’d decided to offer me the position. It remained administratively a bit dysfunctional while I worked there.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's worked for me as an employee and as a hiring manager in the federal government. The process here is slow, and reaching out to show you're still interested can help, at least remind the hiring manager to talk to HR to see what's holding up the process.

Same, it has worked for me in gov. Also once in the private sector. Squeaky wheel gets the grease!

Yes. Companies can be really dysfunctional. This is how I got my first job out of college.

Yes, it worked for me in government. HR was apparently taking its sweet time with "paperwork" for the offer.

It worked for me! I think they weren’t sure how interested I was so the follow up helped.

It worked for my DD. She had an offer from another company and needed feedback to make a decision.

Never for private. Nope. If you’re the chosen one, the recruiter is hot to get back to you so they can close out one of their 25 reqs and make the business happy. If you’re in waiting mode, it’s because there are other compelling candidates

Yes, it's worked for me as an employee and as a hiring manager in the federal government. The process here is slow, and reaching out to show you're still interested can help, at least remind the hiring manager to talk to HR to see what's holding up the process.

Yes, it has worked because sometimes HR is vert slow. This was government, not private, though.

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of it being successful, BUT it can still be useful if you're weighing your options or waiting to give an answer to someone else.

I really hate it when they say "we'll let you know either way" and then they just dont. It's fine if I didn't get it, but let me know so I can move on!

Yes, this I hate. Because when you don't hear back, then you believe you are still in the running.

I've never heard of it being successful, BUT it can still be useful if you're weighing your options or waiting to give an answer to someone else.

I really hate it when they say "we'll let you know either way" and then they just dont. It's fine if I didn't get it, but let me know so I can move on!

^ either email or phone, BTW.

People close to me have always had to do that, but sadly, it usually meant they did not get the job. One exception is my husband, who waited for months for a response, contacted them, and they suddenly woke up and offered him the position.

Best of luck, OP!

Just curious. I've interviewed at two places in the last 3 weeks and they've called my references. Has *that* email ever worked for you?