When you interview for a job and they say they'll get back to you on Friday, should you wait to hear from them on Friday, or go ahead and call them on Friday - would it seem pushy, or show that you have initiative and really want the job?
And if you do call on Friday, what should you say if you actually get them on the phone? How would you phrase it?
2006-08-24 12:55:48 · 7 answers · asked by Charlie L 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Wait until the day ends. If you do not receive a call, then call them on the next working day. You can start by calling them and mentioning to them that you are asking for your status since they promised to call you last Friday. Mention that you are very interested in the job and are excited about joining the company.
2006-08-24 13:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Waite until mid afternoon on Friday to call them back. This way, you show your interest, but you're not pushy.
If you get someone on the phone, just say you were "touching bases and wondered if [they] have decided on a final candidate for the position yet"? Let them know you're still interested and would appreciate knowing if you were still in contention; if you were still in the running. If they say yes, then ask them when do they think they will arrive at a final decision and how will the chosen candidate be contacted....
Play it by ear, allow the other person to control the conversation. Be yourself, be patient, be courteous. Even if you are not picked, you may have been their second choice, and if you leave a positive, professional imprint on them, and the 1st choice person doesn't pass their "probationary" period, they may call you again and see if you are interested.
Interview with a positive attitude, leave with a positive attitude.
My best to you!
2006-08-24 20:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by YRofTexas 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Instead of calling on Friday, make sure you send a thank-you note to your interviewer ASAP reiterating your interest in the position and thanking them for the interview. That will show initiative; they might get annoyed that you beat them to the punch if you call them on Friday. Definitely follow up Monday afternoon, after giving him/her a chance to go over their weekend emails and things.
2006-08-24 20:06:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait to hear from them, and in the meantime generate enough activity in your marketing effort that it doesn't matter to you so much when they don't call. If it seems awkward to call again, it IS. That is your self-respect talking to you. Don't ignore it. Throw out their phone number and resist the temptation to call them. "We'll get back to you on Friday" seems like a promise. If they're a company that keeps their word, they will do as they said. If they do not, are they a company of integrity? And do you really want to get on board with a company that does not follow through with what they say they will do? I sure hope not.
In any event, calling them back when Friday rolls around, DOES NOT hoodwink them into thinking that you have superior marketable qualities such as initiative. People in control of hiring live in a very different world than those they buy off the slave market. They see things differently than we do. Calling again on Friday; it sends the clear message that you're desperate for a job, that you hate to sell yourself, that you have a lack of people skills (or otherwise why would you place so much import on an interviewer's promise to phone you back?), and that you NEED the money. Or perhaps that you just want attention, like a needy toddler. No one wants those kinds of mentalities joining their team; I trust this is NOT you. I wouldn't put it past them to be using exactly this type of manipulation ("we'll call you on some specific day") to screen OUT those they want to eliminate -- the ones who call back when they aren't called, are disqualified, and the patient ones, the ones to whom it's no big deal whether Company A hires them or not (because they have inner CONFIDENCE they'll succeed very soon anyway), the ones who don't bug 'em; they get to stay on the list.
You have initiative and really want the job if you initiated the contact! You stopped in on the recommendation of a friend, looked them up in the Yellow Pages; something like that - THAT gets you credit for taking initiative. "We'll get back to you on such-and-such a day" sounds like a standard answer given by a time-pressured bureaucrat to one of an "en masse" group. Did you really take the initiative? Not if you came in responding to an initiative of theirs. Answering help-wanted ads in newspapers, by the way, is completely outside of the category of you being able to take any credit for "initiative." It is also a great way to take on a job that nobody else wants (do you have any idea how much it COSTS to buy a help-wanted ad?), to be "thrown to the wolves" from day one, to lose your self-respect real fast, and to get paid the skimpiest of compensation. There is so much more out there. Stay active in your marketing/information gathering efforts and let Friday bring Friday's own results.
2006-08-24 20:26:26 · answer #4 · answered by JackN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask for the person who you interviewed with. If they are away from their office leave a message. Thank them for taking the time for the interview and tell them you look forward to hearing back from them. If there pretty much the same just thank them for their time. Good Luck.
2006-08-24 20:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would give them until Monday. These things sometimes take longer than expected.
2006-08-24 20:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by hrmom02 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
callem, I call after I email a resume...
2006-08-24 20:01:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋