How Do You Properly Follow Up After A Job Interview?
Competition in the employment market is stiff. To separate yourself from the pack, use professional follow-up techniques to make sure employers remember you after a job interview. Follow these steps. Send formal thank-you cards. While these needn’t be expensive, make sure that your stationery is on bright white or antique white paper of at least 20 to 24 lb weight. Avoid cards with cute messages or graphics printed on them. Pick up some black-ink ballpoint pens with smooth, fine tips for signing your names. These instruments produce a legible, elegant script. Buy plenty of postage to mail your thank-you letters, resumes and other correspondence. Typically, this is a 39-cent stamp for a standard, business-size envelope (number 10), but you may need special postage for oversized envelopes. You want these notes and cards to arrive ASAP after the interview, so you can’t risk having them returned for insufficient postage. Send a thank-you note on formal stationery after each interview. Even
