Wondering if they made a decision after the interview????

Question

My husband went on a job interview and they said they'd call Mon or Tues. The last time this happened, I urged him to call to check in and tell them he was still interested in the position. He did so but left a voice mail message. ( I think he should have spoken to the HR person directly). A few days later, he got a reject letter.
Now he is afraid to follow up by phone with the other firm.
How exactly do you word a follow up phone call to let them know you are still interested and see if a decision has been made without sounding "pushy". Any tips?
(I think he may have left a "too confident" voice mail message that turned them off - he had several followup interviews and they didn't even offer the courtesy of a return phone call - just sent a letter.)

This is another company he has interviewed with. He did send a followup thank you note to both companies.
He did not get the first position that he left the v.m. message with.

I don't think he should have left a message with the first company - There was no dialogue - only 1-sided message and you can't really follow up on that if they don't return the call..

He is wondering if he should call the Company #2 and is now "gun shy" about doing so. Wondering the best way to word the inquiry?

Answer 1

A voicemail message for the H.R. person is fine, calling back time after time after time trying to get someone on the phone live is not. If he feels uncomfortable calling them back then have him send an e-mail, letter or fax following up on the status of the position. Don't say anything about other leads or jobs, just keep it simple and let them know you are interested and were following up to see if a decision had been made regarding the position.

Answer 2

It's very OK to call HR back and ask if any progress has been made on making their selection. It's to his benefit to keep his name in front of them, via telephoning or whatever. He doesn't have to be pushy or mention other leads. He's just finding out about this one.

Answer 3

you may supply a minimum of a week after using for them to start staring on the utility technique. in the event that they instructed you they may be calling for 2nd interviews then i might advise leaving it on my own. there is not something incorrect with calling a corporation asking them in the event that they have made a determination on your utility. even with the undeniable fact that, extreme calling could reason them to not want to hire youl