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hear about their decision. (This could be an actual hiring decision or it
may be a decision as to whom the company will invite back for further
interviews.) Assuming you are given a time frame, it’s perfectly acceptable
to follow up with this question:

If I haven’t heard anything by (select the day following the date you were
told a decision would be reached), may I call you to check on my status?

This is no time to Usually the interviewer will say you
may call. You now have a date by which
murmur your you should follow up if you have not

thanks and heard about your hiring status. Be sure
to put this date on your schedule to a
meekly leave. phone call.

FoIIow-Up

Later that same day, if possible, and no later than the following day, write
a brief letter to the employer. This is a business letter, not a social thank-
you note. It should be produced on business size stationery and mailed
in a business size envelope.
You can again thank the interviewer for the time she spent with you
and indicate your continued interest in the position. You may choose to
briefly restate your strengths as they relate to the position to be filled, and
say that you look forward to hearing from her on (fill in the date she
indicated they would have reached a hiring decision).
At the close of the interview you asked whether you could call the
interviewer to check on your status if you hadn’t heard by a certain date.
When that date arrives, if you haven’t heard, CML. You already set the
stage for the call at the close of the interview, now follow through.
You have nothing to gain by not malung that call. By calling, you let
the interviewer laow you are still interested and you have the tenacity to
follow through. If a decision hasn’t been made, you may a score a few
points in your favor. If a decision has been reached and someone else has
been offered the job, even if you are disappointed, you are better off
knowing, since you can now concentrate your efforts on other positions.
Thank the individual, and ask to be remembered for future openings they
may have that would utilize your skulls.