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Three Rules for Following Up After a Job Interview

When Erika Walker’s good friend set her up on a blind date, she wasn’t expecting much more than a nice dinner over a couple of glasses of wine.

The human resources manager for Best Essay Help, a small professional writing and research company in Florida, Walker hires qualified freelance writers. She had turned down one candidate because his writing didn’t pass muster and never heard from him again.

Until the middle of the date, when the guy came clean. "He told me that he was the writer whose application had been denied, and he did all of this to get an opportunity to talk to me face-to-face and convince me to hire him," she says. "Is there a way for a date to go worse?"

Aside from an example of poor dating behavior, Walker’s experience shows how desperate job applicants are to get hired these days. "Whether they’re applying for a job or following up after an interview, most candidates just want a response," says Jayne Mattson, senior vice president of client services with Boston-based career consultancy Keystone Associates.

But how you follow up is as critical as following up in the first place.

By Kelly Eggers

Full Story: http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SBB0001424052970204826704577074804047895504/Three-Rules-for-Following-Up-After-a-Job-Interview

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