How to remind the employer of yourself after the interview?
When you go to a potential employer, you always feel anxious. All your confidence disappears somewhere. After the conversation, you hear: "We will consider your candidacy." There is an immediate hope in my soul that the interview went well. Literally tomorrow the bell will ring and you will be invited to work. But time passes, 2-3 days pass, and no one calls you back. What to do? How to remind yourself and find out the result?
How to take a promise to call back?
Naturally, each person perceives such promises differently. Skeptics convince themselves that there is no more hope. Optimists, on the contrary, strive to find positive aspects in everything. In addition, there are confident and insecure people. And there are also too self-confident.
So, you were told that they will call back shortly. You need to understand that if you were a very valuable employee, then the employer's proposal would not be long in coming. On the other hand, one cannot argue so categorically. And that's why.
Some allowance should be made for factors such as the bad mood of the person who spoke to you. In addition, you may have shown some insecurity due to too much excitement. There can be many reasons.
In any case, since they promised to call you back, then there is hope. And if you really need a job, then you have to be patient and develop a certain tactics of behavior. Regardless of how you perceive a vague answer deep down in your soul, you must be persistent. Remember that there is no word “no” for a purposeful person.It is necessary, in spite of any difficulties, to achieve your goal and go to the goal.
You just need to perceive the vague answer. Think less about this problem and do not blame yourself for what you did something wrong. It often happens that the person who is being interviewed is quite worthy of getting the desired position. But employers are so spoiled by the number of job seekers that they often simply do not notice your positive qualities. It seems to them that tomorrow the very person who will be able to apply for a vacancy in their company will come.
However, the wait for the best applicants may be delayed, and the position will remain vacant. Then it is precisely at this moment that it is worth making a bet. The most impatient applicants may soon find another job. And if you are planning to take exactly the place you dreamed of, then you can do it. Only a little later, when you wait for the right moment.
How long can you wait for a call?
If you ask those people who have ever had an interview or filled out questionnaires, they almost unanimously say that if the outcome of the case is positive, calls from the employer are heard already on the second day after the meeting.
There are infrequent cases when the candidates who are especially liked are immediately invited to work. But some leaders still like to play for time. They do this "to maintain general order." This is why you may be called back the next morning rather than being directed to HR for filing after the first meeting.
Other job seekers note that employers, if they have a large number of candidates for the position, can call back a little later. This will happen when all candidates are considered in the HR department. In this case, you should not hope that you will be answered quickly.
However, it also happens that several days pass and there is still no call. And then doubts begin, and a whole storm of emotions rises in the soul. Various feelings are mixed: resentment for oneself, pride and at the same time a strong desire to receive an answer. And then even a negative verdict in this case will be salvation.
A person is actually more worried about the uncertainty of his position. The "suspended state" almost always leads to despondency. However, despair is not an option. Therefore, it is better to determine personally for yourself how long your future employer should call you back.
Experienced people advise to wait for the call exactly three days. If no one calls you during this time, then you shouldn't hope anymore. However, there are exceptions to the rule. Perhaps a lucky rival who was invited to the position instead of you suddenly changed his mind and resigned from the position. This could have happened for various reasons. It is possible that he was offered a higher salary or better working conditions elsewhere. Then your chances of "finest hour" increase significantly. And you should not miss your chance.
After the above reasoning, the following conclusion suggests itself: define for yourself the exact time during which you can afford to hope for a call. Then, if you really want to, then call back and find out the result. If, after the call, ambiguity in this matter follows (you will be told that they have not yet decided on the choice), then simply forbid yourself to think about an unsuccessful attempt. The more time passes after the interview, the less chances of success will remain. Therefore, take up new job searches. Action is the best way to get rid of doubts and not get depressed.
In any case, you will definitely find a job to your liking, if you closely deal with this issue. Various options and suggestions expand the range of search and raise the mood to be positive. Just remember this.
How to find out the results of the meeting?
And yet the most motivated individuals will go to the last to achieve their goal when hiring.Even if the employer has not called back within three days, he can do it a little later. What should you do if they don't call? To avoid asking such questions, provide feedback in advance.
After the conversation, be sure to agree with the initiator of the interview that you will personally call him and find out about the result of the interview. So you will get an additional move, by which you can find out the result and unobtrusively remind you of yourself.
How else can you find out the results? Know that there are other ways. And they're pretty powerful. For example, you can do this.
Write a letter
Writing is a perfectly acceptable way. Of course, it must be in electronic form. Some experts say that a telephone conversation is much more preferable in terms of communication than a letter or SMS message. When you hear the voice of the interlocutor on the phone, you can understand the direction in which you should move by his intonation and mood.
Just writing in this regard is slightly inferior to live communication. And yet, you shouldn't be so categorical about writing a letter. First, when a person writes, he can fully reveal himself and identify his strengths. For example, an employer might like a job seeker's literacy and ability to express their thoughts. Why does this happen? Because a person remains alone with his thoughts and at the same time makes contact with an invisible interlocutor.
At the same time, no one bothers him to express and impose his thoughts and desires.
Secondly, in the letter you can say without hesitation about a strong desire to work in the exact place that you liked. However, there is one more disadvantage here - the employer may simply not respond to your impulse. There are many reasons for this. The addressee, for example, will not see your message among dozens of others, or the letter will end up in the "SPAM" folder. In this case, it is better not to wait for a long time for an answer, but to call back and ask about the fate of the sent letter.
But before sending a message, you need to decide on the text. Admit that it is better to rely on a specific template than to come up with the text yourself. So, an example of writing a letter.
Hello (name and patronymic of the employer)!
My name (indicate your name and surname). On 5/18/2019 I took part in an interview for the position of the head of the sales department, which was organized by your company. After this event, I confirmed my desire to work in your team. I am very grateful for the attentive attitude towards my candidacy.
I would like to know about the decision taken. Therefore, the question arises: can I count on a positive decision and getting a position? Looking forward to your soon reply! Let me contact you as soon as possible in order to clarify the result.
Regards, (your name and surname). Tel .: (enter your phone number).
To be sure to read the letter, give it a high priority using the function in the mail program. So your message will be different in color from other letters in the box.
Call yourself
And the last thing you can do is call yourself, despite your doubts and embarrassment. You need to understand that there is no place for shyness and insecurity in business. Otherwise, if you continue to give in to these feelings, you will never achieve anything.
Therefore, after the interview, it is still worth calling. There is nothing shameful about being overly persistent. Even if you fail, no one will judge you for being overly anxious.
So what should you say if you decide to call and find out the result? It is precisely here that you need to approach the issue with particular seriousness, since due to the lack of experience in conducting telephone conversations, you can get confused and lose a vacant position forever.
It also happens that applicants for the position with extensive work experience and excellent knowledge of their business cannot immediately and fully show their abilities... A qualified employee thinks more about work than about how to present his candidacy to the employer correctly.
Therefore, in order not to get into a mess, you need to prepare for the call in advance.
Initially, in the conversation, you have already shown some positive aspects. Now when you mention yourself again, you need to consolidate the result. This must be done so that the employer is finally convinced that in front of him is exactly the person he needs.
For this reason, you should take care of some prompts that you can use when talking on the phone. To do this, take a notebook and write down the words that will need to be pronounced at the beginning of the conversation and at the end of it.
The first step is to greet the person at the other end of the line. Write your greeting words on paper. After the greeting, you must introduce yourself and remind you of the interview and state the purpose of your call.
It is advisable to pronounce the words clearly and not to chatter. The answer will follow. What can it be? Here are three options at once: either you will be told about an unconditional refusal, or they will tell you that the decision has not yet been made, or you will be invited to work.
If the decision has not yet been made, then you should apologize for the concern and say that you will call back a little later. If there was a refusal, then politely say goodbye.
If your candidacy did not suit the employer, do not despair. Perhaps they simply could not appreciate you, which means that this is not your team and not your place of work. There is no doubt that very soon you will find the option that suits you, and you - the employer.