I know. It’s this push up bra.
Posted on 07/16/2018 10:09:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Given what your mother always told you to do, you’d be surprised how few people do the one simple thing that can help push you closer to getting hired.
That’s right. It’s the thank-you note.
Just a quarter of entry-level job applicants typically sent a thank-you note after completing a job interview in 2017, according to iCIMS’ Class of 2018 Jobs Outlook report. iCIMS is a global talent acquisition software company.
It might seem as dated as flip phones but sending a thank-you letter is critical, said Vicki Salemi, a career expert at Monster.com in New York.
“There is no reason in this day and age why you’re not sending a thank-you note,” Salemi says. Do it immediately when you get home or within 24 hours....
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I know. It’s this push up bra.
I’ve been the ‘assistant’ in these cases, and some people make a point of getting names/emails of everyone who interviewed them.
The thank you note DOES make an impression, and too few bother to do it.
Besides the simple thank you, it also gives you a chance to include a quick thought or statement that you didn’t get in during the interview, or to briefly ‘fix’ something that may not have come out exactly right.
The “lion’s share” of employers loose candidates when they don’t move that fast. I learned the hard way earlier on.
That sounds like a cop-out. How is it possible for a candidate not to already have that information? How would they otherwise know where to go and who to see?
Lots of them do, but that’s how they roll, for the most part. Immediate hires, except at the fast-food type places, is almost unheard of in the United States.
With all the trouble some women are causing men in the workplace today, that might be a handicap, not an asset.
In a lot of places, the candidate only has contact with one HR person or a secretary, before the interview. They have to get emails after they know the names of those who interviewed them.
It does not work.
Most interviewers make their mind up on a candidate the first 5 minutes of meeting them.
Any note after that isn’t going to change their first impressions.
And if they have tats or piercings it's 5 milliseconds.
This article is absolutely correct. Every job I ever got was because I sent a thank you note thanking the interviewer for their time. All the jobs, and there weren’t many, I held for at least 5 years, and the longest was 26 1/2 years.
I would ask for it during the interview or ask for a business card. If the interviewer is so evasive they don’t want to give that info to a candidate, probably not a company you’d want to work at.
I interviewed a lot of people over the years and never got one thank you for your time note nor ever knew of one.
When I was on the interview trail before I graduated I always sent a thank you note to the host. Nobody told me to. It just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
I got offers from all my host companies. Jobs were scarce in the Carter Recession years. Funny how things work out.
What desk? The majority of interviews are now Skype and Google Hangouts.
I’ve seen it work literally hundreds of times during the years I taught those classes. YMMV.
Other tricks to consider: 1) Be a good listener. If you can get the interviewer to do most of the talking you probably got the job. More interviewees talk themselves out of a job than into one. 2) Be confident and enjoy being tested. It’s a sign of competence. 3) Already have another job offer. It’s amazing how much faster offers come in when there’s competition.
I would also guess that being there a bit EARLY for the interview would also garner points for the applicant.
However, being late would sink an applicant with me.
It’s not a matter of evasiveness. In my personal experience, it’s just how things happen in a lot of public institutions. Private corporations may be different; or it may be different at higher levels of the ‘totem pole’ than I have experience with. I’ve only worked for public organizations and small businesses.
I’ve been surprised that sometimes people just don’t show up, without calling or anything. It seems kind of suicidal, especially if you work in a field where everyone in an area knows everyone else, and talks.
Probably more effective than asking the question an applicant asked my husband in an interview: “Do I really have to work 40 hours a week?”
(Husband: “If you’re lucky you’ll have to work ONLY 40 hours a week.” )
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