After the job interview

The part that seems the longest in the application process is the waiting time – when you wait to hear back from the company. Sometimes, the process to have them review your candidacy and get back to you seems long to you while for the company is a normal time.
This scenario raises a question from your side – how long should you wait to call after an interview?
Usually, after a period of time when there is no response, you will start asking yourself ‘what to do’ and whether it is appropriate to call back and check hiring status, asking politely ‘If they had a chance to review your application’.

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If you’d like to know how to write the thank you letter after the job interview, here is a template to use:
* Start with gratitude towards the opportunity/time the employer gave you.
* Continue with expressing your interest in the job.
* Enclose documents if required.
* Reiterate your thanks and hope for future interaction/interviews.

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Basically, there is no way that an interviewee can get any kind of an interview feedback from the interviewer. Only in the rarest of rare cases will the interviewer actually agree to speak to the interviewee about the interview, and how it went along, and never in the official capacity or within the official premises.
However, getting the post interview feedback is quite important, because it not only gives you information about your positive traits as well as the negative ones, but it also allows you to be better prepared for the future interviews.

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This article is the second article on the topic: Thank You Letters after Interviews.
The article provides two samples that can be personalized for after the second interview thank you letter, however they are good to use after first interview as well.

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Do not hesitate to send thank you letters during your job search – it is only cordial for you to send a thank you email or letter once any hiring process is over.
This thank-you note serves as saying: “hey, I am here. Don’t forget me as I am interested in this job” statement.
This web page is an index page to the various samples of thank you letters written for the blog. You may consider editing and sending this letters.

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As a job seeker, you’d want to send a thank you letter after having interviewed by the interviewer.
This is not only good for personal interviews but also for phone interviews – i.e. after the phone interview.
Don’t miss this job opportunity just because you were phone interviewed – The thank you letter not only reminds the employer about you as an applicant but also reiterates your interest in the job.
Therefore, you may send thank-you email after phone interview within 24 hours after that telephone interview.
Even better – If you want to add a personal touch to this letter, you can hand write a letter and send it by mail.

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The best thing to do while in employment limbo is to review items you may need to improve. It is most important after an interview to note all items you felt were used in your best interest as well as areas you may need to shape.
And yes, you got a post interview rejection letter.
Now what? How should you handle a rejection?

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There are several reasons an interview may not go well.
Many candidates who try to learn from their last interview mistakes, asking themselves – why did my last interview fail and how should I avoid this interview failure next time?
This article discusses the basic reasons people fail in interviews – the first impressions in interviews as well as the basic interview failures.

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Unfortunately, there are many job interviews that one attends that went badly for him or her.
You were too anxious, nervous and generally feel bad about your performance. It can happen – after the job interview, one should learn from job interview mistakes for his next interviews.
However, there were many cases that the body language of the interviewer is unclear.
This article provides 10 signs of a bad job interview.

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Too many candidates leave the interview room feeling confused.
They really do not know how the interview went – in many cases it is very difficult to read the interviewer body language or the interviewee was too tenses/stressed to follow the interviewer reactions.
Some candidates too optimistic, some are too pessimistic while others are totally confused after the job interview.
This article provides signs of a good job interview. The article lists 12 good signs a job interview went well and the way one should “read” these positive signs.

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So, what to expect when waiting for a phone call after the interview?
Keeping in mind the fact that the interview process is not completed unless and until you have joined a company, this article suggests on: what you should do after you have given a job interview and some other tasks/things to do after the interview.

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Calling the interviewer or the company requires some aspects of professional etiquette, without which, calling the interviewer or the company would actually impede your chances to get a job in the company rather than facilitate your employment chances.
So, after the interview what’s next? How to follow up?
What would you do when there is no response after interview or no call or update from the company after a certain time? Read further.

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