should I really follow up on my job applications a week after applying? by Alison Green on November 26, 2019 A reader writes: I’m currently in the super fun (not) process of job hunting after university. I’m in the UK and am using a number of different hiring websites. I’ve applied to a lot of different jobs on those sites. On one site, I got an email from one of those websites telling me it […] Read the full article →
how long should you wait to move on when you haven’t heard back from an employer? by Alison Green on December 26, 2017 I’m on vacation this week, so here’s a reprint of a post from 2012 on a topic that comes up all the time. A reader writes: I’ve read your thoughts on candidate time versus employer time, and have found it to be 100% accurate (and understandable — the massive priority that my application is to me […] Read the full article →
when should I follow up after a job interview? by Alison Green on July 24, 2017 A reader writes: I’m in education and transferring to a new state, Pennsylvania to Virginia. I’ve had five interviews that I have not heard any response from. One of the interviews was a dud and I knew I was not their candidate. However, the others were great from my view, and I felt like a […] Read the full article →
5 things you should never do while waiting to hear back about a job by Alison Green on August 3, 2015 Your job interview went great, and the employer said you’d hear something soon. But it’s been a week, your phone hasn’t rung, and you’re getting antsy to hear something. When you’re waiting to hear back about a job, time often seems like it’s passing incredibly slowly, and each day of silence can be agony. But as […] Read the full article →
do I look uninterested if I don’t follow up with companies where I’ve applied for a job? by Alison Green on March 5, 2014 A reader writes: I was hoping you could settle an argument I’ve been having with a friend. I’m trying very hard to mentally move on from all jobs that I apply to, so I never contact a company unless it’s in response to them contacting me first. (So I never ask if they received my […] Read the full article →
what to say when following up on a job interview by Alison Green on October 28, 2013 I probably get more questions about how to follow up on a job application or job interview than any other other topic. If you’re like most job seekers, the post-interview stage of the job hunting process can cause a lot of stress: If you follow up, what should you say? How can you be sure […] Read the full article →
my mother says I should call employers daily for an interview by Alison Green on March 25, 2013 A reader writes: I am at my second semester of graduate school. In order to get an internship for next semester, I’ve been really working 24/7 for the past month. However, I still haven’t heard anything from employers yet and of course feel frustrated, as the deadline for join my school’s internship program is in […] Read the full article →
waiting to hear about a job during the holidays by Alison Green on December 22, 2012 A reader writes: A while back, I wrote to you about an internship that was going well, and the fact that there was a position open at the institution I was interning at. I applied, and got rejected the first time. I thought nothing of it, and went about applying for other opportunities elsewhere. The […] Read the full article →
do sales jobs follow different hiring rules from other jobs? by Alison Green on December 20, 2012 This question came up in the comments on a recent post: Is sales really an exception to the “don’t call to follow up” rule? I’ve written numerous times about how — in most industries — you shouldn’t call to follow up on your job application, because it’s annoying and won’t help your chances … and that […] Read the full article →
how much effort is too much when job searching? by Alison Green on November 21, 2012 A reader writes: How much effort to connect directly is too much when applying to positions? I am getting the impression from feedback that supply and demand means employers have to sift through many more applications than they have time to process in any depth. So personal contact / networking and briefer applications may have […] Read the full article →