How To Follow Up After An Interview

How to follow up after an interview - how long you should should wait after your interview to follow up? And what should you say in your email or call? If you had an interview and still haven't heard back from the company, it can be a frustrating experience.
As a recruiter, I am going to share with you how to follow up after your interview, what to say when you follow up and what not to do when following up.
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[@rhoonah5849]

Any head hunter, recruiter or hiring manager that doesn't act professional enough to spend the 37 seconds to send a "thanks but no thanks" email is a jerk.

[@benrobinson375]

Regardless of when to follow up, the job searching doesn't end until you have a job offer and contract in your email. That's how I see it :) .

[@mepulley7913]

Exactly. My pet peeve is when you're sent a e-mail saying "how impressed they were with your skills, but decided to go in another direction". Like, why are you e-mailing me to tell me I didn't get the job, but hired someone else?

[@benrobinson375]

@@mepulley7913 it always sucks when that happens but at least it's better than not hearing from them at all. If it's not just an automated email and they are complimenting your skills then I would apply for more job from that company if they interest you. I did that and got a job offer that way.

[@ALCRAN2010]

@@benrobinson375 , that's really good advice, and frankly I prefer a not-hired email than nothing at all. Because it allows me to push on other opportunities that I may not have applied to yet.

[@arijarij9571]

what means ??if the Manager (after first interview telf call 15 min) said i will be in touch the next few days . he was excited and showed consideration .. but there were smthing during the call conversation about a mission in the position that he thought i can basically do .. but then he said "ah ok !!! your drafting work is full arabic ! but i need the work in english! " .. i said that i am good in english too and i can do the work in the 2 languages . but i felt like he changed his mind or smthing .!! i don't know ! then he said anyways i will see what to do and i will be in touch !!! what this is mean???? he will call back ..!!?

[@beltingtokra]

Great video! I was once headhunted on LinkedIn for a "casual chat" at a local company (well it was a good train ride away). I turned up, had a great experience, touring the office, having a go at the job and being coached a little. Then the managing director invites us to his office. All going well until he asks me point blank if i am a qualified x. I was not, so i said no. The "casual chat" turned pretty sour after that and i never heard back. If they had wanted a qualified x they should have asked before i went. 🙄

[@benrobinson375]

It's difficult to know how long to follow up sometimes, but after around 1-2 weeks it is certainly worth doing by then. Government positions are notoriously slow when it comes to hiring people as they have to jump through a lot of bureaucratic hoops. I've applied for jobs where they invited me for an interview more than a month after application. After that, you have only a few days to prepare. But then after the interview you must wait a month again...

[@reynanregaladonow6426]

I agree govt can be slow in the process. However, the hiring manager will still let you know quickly if you are #1. Doesnt matter if its govt or not.

[@WomanOnTopOnline]

Thanks for this video. I’ve been to many, many interviews and in most cases there was only 1 reason for a recruiter or hiring manager not getting back to you quickly. It’s because they didn’t want you.It’s a tough pill to swallow, but more often than not, that’s the case. Every hiring manager will know within minutes whether you’re a good fit and whether they want to hire you. To take longer than 24 hours to get back to candidates with a simple copy and paste rejection e-mail, is unacceptable and shows a bad work culture. You wouldn’t have wanted to work from them anyway! The recruiter will get back to the successful candidate and forget about the rest. Harsh, but 100% the truth!

[@Fight2Survive]

Yeah sometimes getting ghosted is better than having a rejection letter haha

[@benrobinson375]

People need to understand that recruiters find people to fill jobs, and not jobs for people. If you aren't that person, they will move on and not waste time with you.

[@TwoGoatsRacing]

I spent 26 years active duty, so I had ZERO interview experience! After my retirement I went back to school, earned my MBA and did some post graduate work. I am currently one of two final candidates for a job that I am SUPER excited about! Our interviews were yesterday. I was given a choice of time, and I picked the first available time. I was nervous, but genuine with my answers. I’m more nervous now…..waiting. I’m glad I found THIS video. Regardless of the outcome of my current interview, I felt compelled to say thank you for providing these lessons via KZbin. I found them extremely helpful while I prepared for my opportunity.

[@american-professor]

did you get it?

[@karenmitchell77]

We need an update!

[@johnthornton4591]

My experience with recruiters is rather poor, 99+% of the time. I get ghosted by the recruiter, the recruiter gets ghosted by the client company, etc. I reach out to recruiters and get no response, or they tell me they got no response. Nothing. It's hopeless.

[@Fight2Survive]

Happens to everybody, in defence of the company hiring it’s a waste of time to follow up with people to let them know they didn’t get the job. It sucks for the person seeking the job.

[@rhoonah5849]

@@Fight2Survive Completely untrue. It is worth the 37 seconds to send a professional reply to someone so you don't get a bad wrap on GlassDoor, etc. I always made sure that people got a response when they interviewed with me.

[@nursejoed]

@@Fight2Survive Treating people with an iota of respect is not a waste of time.

[@miownleyhope2473]

Great vid!! Great tips! Keep it up!

[@seutatia]

feeling much better! i had a phone screening on tuesday, havent heard back but will wait however long i need to. dream job! thank you much

[@ahmedotman9009]

Thanks for the tips Mate! Keep it up

[@jameboston]

I am at the 4th scenario, and it does feel worrisome since I don't know or have much feedback from the internal recruiter. But faith tells me to calm and carry on with my day until the news comes - so I shall do that and wait without nudging the recruiter. Thank you for your sharing.

[@miggarrivx]

Great video. I completed all interview including with VP. Last Monday HR contact me to the me that I was selected for the job. Told me next step (enter salary expectation on the system). Should I wait or follow up with HR. Great video help me a lot.

[@arydant]

Things may be very different if your skills are in high demand. In that case you may be pestered by the recruiters and have other opportunities to deal with.

[@urc12345]

THANK GOD THIS ANGEL EXIST

[@briangonsalez2173]

Thank you!

[@MannyLoxx2010]

I don't allow more than 2 or 3 weeks time on a interview process! I'm not spending 4 to 12 weeks to get hired for a job! That's way too long to wait!

[@xavierking6639]

I agree. Even two weeks is a long time because people have bills to pay.

[@jeffersontaveras6017]

Thanks!

[@rejectwokeness1314]

I wouldn't say external recruiters are agents on the candidate's behalf. They are more like acting for the hiring company's interest. If they represent more than one candidate, they could play them off and say things behind the candidate's back if they have a preference. That's why it is best for companies and job seekers alike not to engage the external recruiters cos of the conflict of interest, they don't usually know what to look out for in a candidate most of the time anyway.

[@aliaturner8101]

At my company I applied for an internal position last year and it was over a month from when I submitted my application to when I was interviewed, then an additional few days from interview to job offer. This year the same thing is happening. I applied for an internal position a month ago, nothing yet. I asked the HR recruiter if there were any updates and they said they haven’t started interviews yet. It surprises me that companies wait so long in this market. Isn’t it difficult to find quality candidates right now? Surely quality candidates aren’t waiting months for one position. In my case it doesn’t matter so much because I am internal and have a job already, but it’s shocking to me that no interviews have started. I am hopeful that the hiring manager is just busy with other things and already knows he wants to hire me so isn’t rushing it ;) lol!

[@YoussefZIbrahim]

If a job seeker have been informed that he/she have successfully completed the first interview and the next step would be to either go through a 2nd interview or get selected for the position. How long should he/she wait before following up with the recruiting manager about the next step?

[@fasih_rehman]

@alifeafterlayoff how about a video on handling multiple applications in progress, what do you tell each recruiter about the other applications. Also, how do you deal with having an offer, but you want to wait for the other applications to run their course too - what do you tell the other recruiters in the meantime.

[@GolfNut867]

Got a message like this within 24 hours of the interview: "Hello, a quick note to let you know that our client enjoyed your meeting and they need some time to assess the candidate pool and decide on next steps. Will keep you posted." How long should I wait before following-up?

[@justsnappy]

I had my phone interview with the hiring manager ten business days ago. Haven’t heard anything. Feels like I didn’t make the cut.

[@blitz19113]

How did things go?

[@Anamnesis]

Jane just needs more spaces in her thank you letters.

[@CasualAznGamin]

Should I send a follow-up letter to the hiring manager if the hiring manager invited me to an interview and not a recruiter?

[@mikejarmoluk3523]

Isn't this their job? I mean we did the interview, if it was up to us we would assume we got the job.if you were in football tryouts I'm sure the coach would phone you were cut

[@jaredthoma8315]

So I had three interviews one with the company recruiter, one with the manager, then the manager's manager. This was three weeks ago. I followed up and they said they liked me and think I would be a good fit. They are working through things internally. Would have something for me soon that was a week ago. Now I have interviews at two other companies with managers. Do I let the first company know?

[@vladislavkorobeinikov1407]

And what about no answers at all? I get it it's a job and job can be filled up and crazy, but as a young candidate in this last 3 months I've gone through multiple interviews but only 1 interviewer actually came back to me and said "Hey, I'm sorry but unluckily we found a better fit." in all other cases even after 1 or 2weeks they haven't told anything, and even after I mailed the recruiter to ask politely how is it going I never had an answer.... now that's so frustrating and feels like there's 0 respect for my time involved in that process and interest.

[@angelicaperez1296]

It is more than 2 weeks since my face To face interview, I haven't heard back from them, and I saw they posted the vacant again. I think is the kind of company that just don't leave their candidates without answer, what should I do?

[@jjc2323]

Question: I haven’t really been dealing with the recruiter. I honestly don’t know who the recruiter for that team is. The hiring manager reached out dl directly. I had my initial interview with her. Then she referred me to her team. I interviewed with them over a week ago and am looking to follow up. Who do I reach out to? You say not to go over recruiter but there wasn’t one involved directly to my knowledge. Shouldn’t I reach out to the hiring manager? I don’t want to upset her if this is the wrong move. Thanks

[@sergiomurillo9930]

The examples for the emails are @4:24 and @7:21.

[@tabragg6330]

Should I follow up with the HR brief phone interview?

[@wenlong82]

It can be quite painful when the HR folks literally ghost you after the interview session. If it's unsuccessful, notify the applicant so that he/she can move things on instead of having to wait indefinitely or being cut loose w/o realising.

[@kimberlyfoster8485]

What about following up an a submitted resume or application?

[@iAlwaysSpeakTheTruth]

Following Up? No thanks. There are other companies out there waiting to give the right talent a chance.

[@user-vn9vy9sm7k]

What should I do in this case? I have completed two rounds of an interview and received a message stating that I have passed the interview. The HR department was supposed to contact me regarding the salary and job offer within 7 days. However, it has been almost 10 days, and I haven't heard back from them yet. Should I contact them myself, or wait a few more days?

[@snowfalleon7629]

Has anybody else applied for so many jobs that they get an offer for a better job right after they accepted an offer for a less impressive job? Just go for the better job i suppose but it's still awkward and forseeable.

[@gregoryj5874]

I'm in that position now. My present employer found out I was about to leave and made a counter offer. Meanwhile, the job I really want called me BACK-----After I accepted the counter offer. Im still thinking of leaving my present employer if the one I want makes an offer.

[@danitho]

​@@gregoryj5874 How'd it go?

[@DLGV136]

Hi! I had an initial interview with the recruiter and I was told my info would be passed to the hiring manager for an interview. He even told me the interview would consist of 2 ppl on Zoom but it's been a couple weeks and I haven't heard anything yet. Any advice?

[@davebitgue6778]

Helloo, if they say "you are on the long short list. 1st company has selected 6, next company will look at next 6 people. OK" what does it means ? It is negative or positive feedback for me ? Thanks for the answer.

[@lakeysas54]

How do you know if it means you are not a rehire candidate

[@downlow0075]

Daily or hourly follow up emails???. I guess that happened or you wouldn't mention it.

[@Fight2Survive]

This video has a disgusting lack of views and comments!

[@neutralsportsfan17]

This channel is a gold mine of information on how to play the employment game.

[@tasha1990]

Good afternoon, I followed up with my recruiter 5 days after the phone interview with the hiring manager. No response. I look at my application status and it says in process . Do i still to resubmit a email to recruiter? I remember the hiring manager told me I was in beginning process of the stage and to give it a few days..

[@Maya-vz2oq]

Hi! I had an interview on Wednesday, July 13th, and I thought it went well. After the interview, they said the next step would be that the program director would contact me by July 27th. Do you think it's a bit lengthy to wait 2 weeks after an interview to hear back? should I still send a follow-up email after a week even though they told me I would hear back by July 27th?

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

I would send a thank you letter but I’d also be aggressively continuing my job search.

[@sureshgharal4191]

Hey, on 4th December I have given last round(Third round) of technical interview with director of Engineering at one of the company also already cleared two technical rounds and in last round only one question he asked and gave answer correctly after he asked for current and expected CTC and then lastly he said HR will call you for next process so in how much time I will get the call from HR....?

[@SonicBoomC98]

I have applied to one job that is still open. They have some of us on a short list, but they are still interviewing. What's the best next move?

[@ajregester]

Keep looking and actively interviewing. The worst that can happen is you will get an offer after doing another few initial interviews. Best case scenario is they take their sweet time and finally send an offer, at which point you might have multiple offers to use for negotiating the job you really want.

[@SonicBoomC98]

@@ajregester This particular job was my backup backup. I think they couldn't make a decision on the people on the short list, so they interviewed some more thinking someone would stick out more than us. I did reach out to the original recruiter. For my top target, the recruiter has been keeping in touch and setting my expectations for each person I've interviewed with.

[@toy664]

They will not respond if you follow up! If they want you believe me they will call you!

[@christineribone9351]

I already know they're not hiring me, no follow up required.

[@sacrificetheory650]

Question: I just interviewed last week 3/4 and I felt like the interview went well. They were complimenting my responses, asked me when am I available to start, the interview felt conversational, they went into detail describing the job duties (felt like that they were trying to hype up the job, even though I already liked what they were saying), and they asked for my reference. They said that the job should be starting mid To late April. I haven’t heard back yet and I’m anxious. How soon after this interview should I follow up? Given the timelines. I wanna know if I got the job or not…I’m unemployed and I’m hoping for this job. I have been applying to other jobs as well but I really want this one.

[@yummyness7578]

Try to get in touch if it has been more thank 5/7 since your interview or since you last heard back. Try to send a follow up email without sounding to desperate 🥰

[@user-xc2yc3vz5e]

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[@silverado8289]

I am 23 and use sir and ma'am. On an email to I use Ms. Doe, Mrs. Doe or to I say hello Jane Doe since I don't know there marriage status. I usually use Ms.