Interview Followups

[Heavencloud]

So I had an interview for a Scribe position at a local hospital health system last Tuesday, and I've yet to hear back from them. They were conducting interviews on the 4th and the 6th, but I've yet to hear back anything from them.

How long do you think I should wait to contact them? The interview went REALLY good, it was just a nice conversation about my goals, grades, time commitments, etc... They seemed to like everything on my application and I felt really good about it overall. On my way out the hiring person said that it would be a bit due to some things they had to do with the health system, but I figured I'd hear SOMETHING by now, considering it's been a week since my interview. Training is supposed to start on the 18th so...

tldr; How long do you wait to do a followup email or call for a job interview?

[Eliseos]

Thank you e-mails are usually sent by the interviewee within 48 hours (or two business days if that happens over the weekend). A follow-up call about the hiring decision is usually a week or so after the interview has occurred. I'd call them soon in your case.

My first internship I didn't hear anything until a week and a half after my interview when I was offered the position. Today I just accepted another internship when my interview was yesterday. The HR recruiter called me to offer me the position while I was writing my thank you emails. I think it all depends on the timing of your interview vs when they are interviewing other candidates, and when they meet to discuss who they are going to hire.

[Heavencloud]

Thank you e-mails are usually sent by the interviewee within 48 hours (or two business days if that happens over the weekend). A follow-up call about the hiring decision is usually a week or so after the interview has occurred. I'd call them soon in your case.

My first internship I didn't hear anything until a week and a half after my interview when I was offered the position. Today I just accepted another internship when my interview was yesterday. The HR recruiter called me to offer me the position while I was writing my thank you emails. I think it all depends on the timing of your interview vs when they are interviewing other candidates, and when they meet to discuss who they are going to hire.

I guess I probably should've emailed, though with such a strict time limit to when training starts for the position I guess I just figured they'd tell me yes or no within a week. I suppose I'll call tomorrow (too late in the day now) and see...

[Eliseos]

Yeah, definitely call them. Emailing about it might not show enough interest if they haven't already selected a candidate. Plus when you call, you can ask if there is anything else you can answer for them.

[Elesirdur]

A simple thank-you email should be sent off within 24 hours of the interview. Some simple plesantries like mentioning how good you though their questions were, etc. is always welcome. You never know, a simple thank you email might be the tipping point for hiring you or another candidate.

[kyod]

A HANDWRITTEN thank you note should be sent 24 hours after your interview, reiterating your interest and why you think you're a great fit. An e-mail thank you note can be sent instead, but a handwritten one really makes a candidate stand out. Plus if you're like me and get a ton of e-mail in your Outlook Inbox, an e-mail thank you note can easily be overlooked.

If you haven't heard from a position in 1-2 weeks, a phone call is appropriate asking to touch base.

[Heavencloud]

Well I just got home and got an email with the position offering, so disregard this topic I guess! But for the future I will know to be more on top of it. Thanks!

[Silenka]

Just a thought, I don't have any experience interviewing except for crap jobs. Wouldn't a handwritten letter in the digital age look kind of like brown-nosing? I know some people would probably be turned off by that, unless they are old-fashioned.

[Dmitry]

Just a thought, I don't have any experience interviewing except for crap jobs. Wouldn't a handwritten letter in the digital age look kind of like brown-nosing? I know some people would probably be turned off by that, unless they are old-fashioned.

I don't know if he meant literally written by hand, but I send letters through snail mail to my interviewers. My current job was gotten over other people due to writing a letter.

[kyod]

When it comes to getting a job, it's about looking good. Most people don't send thank you notes after interviews, so something that makes you stand out among other candidates (in a good way) is great. Handwriting a thank you note in the digital age shows you actually took time to sit down and write something. The hiring manager receives a physical item. This does make a difference.

If a hiring manager thinks of sending a handwritten thank you note as brown nosing, I would have doubts about the type of manager he/she is.

Picture it this way: 100 candidates apply for a job. 50 are qualified to get a phone interview. 20 get in-person interviews. 10 get final round interviews. The hiring manager can picture 5 of those 10 working there. The hiring manager receives no thank you note from 3 of the candidates, 1 sends an e-mail thank you note, 1 sends a handwritten thank you note via mail. The hiring manager can easily forget, ignore or delete (accidentally or on purpose) the e-mailed thank you note. The physical, handwritten thank you note forces itself to be read and kept (unless the hiring manager is a douche and tosses it out).

Every employer and career counselor I've ever talked to/worked with says a handwritten thank you note is admired because of its rarity in this day and age.