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Follow Up, Follow Up,
Follow Ulp
HE INTERVIEW IS NOT OVERUN'TILYOU OR SOMEONE
else has been offered and accepted the job. The fact that you
conducted an interview or a series of interviews with an em-
T ployer should not give you pause to relax. If you really want this
job, you should focus on doing several things during the post-interview
period. While you closed the interview once, when you left the interview
site, you need to further close it through post-interview activities that will
maintain the attention and interest of the employer.
It's Not Over Until It's Over
Once the interview is over, you still have work to do. This is not the time
to sit back and wait to be called. For starters, as soon as possible after
each interview and while it is fresh in your mind, record information
about the encounter that you can review later. Try to be as specific as
possible: list everything from the name of the person(s) you spoke with
to the data you gathered regarding the position and organization; your
skulls that particularly fit the job requirements; and when the employer
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