Copy and paste these emails and get a 2nd interview!

Alright, the interview went well but it has been two weeks and you have heard nothing. You even wrote a nice job interview thank you letter.

Now, you are scratching your head right? What do you do when you haven’t heard back after the interview? How could everything be so positive and then just silence. Have you been there before? You are not really sure what to do but you are still definitely interested. So, you think: “What do I have to lose?”

Well, before bugging the heck out of them with daily phone calls, I want to offer you 4 different killer follow-up letters that you can use to gauge if there is still a pulse. While it is not a bad practice to mail a follow up letter after the interview, I highly recommend that you use these letters as an email.

An interview follow up letter can be incredibly powerful. The reason why I suggest the email follow-up is because it makes it easier for the Hiring Manager to reply (either good...

Ah, the old job interview thank you letter . Most people do not realize how important the thank you letter actually is. some even have the firm belief that the job interview thank you letter is a sign of desperation and that by not sending one you keep the ball in your court.

My answer? Looks like you will playing ball alone for quite some time. The thank you letter is a crucial element to the hiring process. Here are my top 5 must items that need to be included into a job interview thank you letter.

1. You must actually send one – This statistic may shock you but national averages say that 95% of candidates that interview do not even send a thank you letter. Again, I think this is because some people do not see the importance of it, but the hiring manager has a different perspective.

I first became aware of this when I was recruiting for a Corporate Controller position. The CFO came into our office and interviewed 4 potential candidates. When I followed up with the CFO a few days l...