Prep
for Job/Internship Search
After the Interview
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After the interview, follow-up on any further contact your interviewer suggested. Follow their instructions exactly. Sending a thank you letter is highly recommended.
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If the interviewer seemed really interested in you or indicated that you would hear from them, and you do not hear from them, wait about a week after the date of contact indicated and then write a brief note to remind them of your talk. Express appreciation for the time they gave you and explain in as few words as possible your continuing interest in their company. You have little to lose at this point by refreshing their memory, and you might get a favorable response.
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Keep in contact. If you do not get a flat rejection or the polite "no" expressed in the type of letter that says, "We will keep your letter in our files and let you know if anything..." and there is still some
suggestion that you should keep in touch, by all means keep in touch. Unless you make a nuisance of yourself, you will thus be able to stay in the foreground if a vacancy appears. -
Accept only one job offer. Contact the Career Services Center if problems arise in that area.
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As other questions or problems arise, take them to the Career Services Center. Counselors work with all types of business, governmental, educational and other organizations, and they can be of great help to you if you work through their office. Be certain to notify them when you take a job or change your job.
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Keep active. If you do not "connect" immediately, remember that interviewers, companies and jobs differ greatly. You will learn much from your first interview and you will almost certainly do better in succeeding ones. The important thing is to keep trying.
