Follow-Up After Interview
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@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Obsolesce said in Follow-Up After Interview:
Oh, that kind of follow-up. I misunderstood. Yes I agree, nothing to do. But at that point, if it's gone so long anyways, it can't hurt if it's already a no lol. (though, I wouldn't anyways)
Unlikely to hurt, true. But a waste of time. And this is more important than it sounds.
Interviewing is a mentally taxing game and companies win by making employees despair. Part of a healthy interviewing practice is to prep, do well in the interview, and just "dump it" once you walk out. Once the interview is over, let it go, never think of it again. If you are thinking about interviews or jobs later and wishing that you had gotten it, you are in an less than ideal mental place. If you are thinking about them so much that you follow up a week later, that's very less than ideal.
As a good strategy, you really want to essentially forgot the interview entirely by the next day (of course, remember them enough to know if you want to accept or not if they call, lol.) But basically, never think about it again. That's how you keep yourself from getting dragged down by doing lots of interviews. There is a lot of psychology at play here. But this sounds like a great episode in the making.
I think people focus so much on preparing for an interview that they completely forget about mental health following an interview or in the overall job hunting process.
I definitely agree here. Even when you have the upperhand, it is so mentally tiring going through the process. Weeks feel like months and months feel like years.
If it isn't mentally taxing you aren't putting your best effort out there and only cheating yourself. The only way to handle the interview process and keep a good head about things is to remember this is just business. Always assume nothing is in stone until you have a signed offer. Like @scottalanmiller said forget about it and move on to the next one.
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I also tell my interviewer about my other interviews with other companies. Not in detail, but I will say something like I have been doing quite a bit of interviewing this week. That sounds crazy, why would you do this? Well I want our relationship right off the bat to be about business. I offer you the best value, so you offer me your best. Its not about being loyal to some company or brand. Its about money\value to me. That is much more respected then saying crap like "I always wanted to work for this company!" or some BS that nobody ever even believes.
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@IRJ said in Follow-Up After Interview:
I also tell my interviewer about my other interviews with other companies.
And they often will tell you a little about other candidates. Like if they are seeing many, how good they've been, etc.
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@DustinB3403 said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@IRJ said in Follow-Up After Interview:
My point is if the company values you, they will call you.
This is where it is, if they really weren't impressed then would you really want to go and work there? Being the last one pick so to speak. .
In some cases you do, basically when you are desperate. I get that, and everyone is desperate sometimes. And if a job is believed to be otherwise lost, and there is no more productive activity to do, sure, following up might remind them of you and 1% chance get you a job you'd otherwise not have gotten. Never seen it happen, but it must.
But that's when you are trying to put food on the table, not when you are trying to advance your career. Putting food on the table is very important, but just be aware that there are two different approaches to getting a job and if the goal is advancing your career then acting like you are trying to put food on the table isn't the best approach to getting the right advancement.
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@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
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@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
Yes. Prevents confusion. I was very confused at your first initial response. I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
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@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
I was like, "Man, I wish an extra $15K was a con to me!" :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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@pmoncho said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
I was like, "Man, I wish an extra $15K was a con to me!" :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
LOL - yeah, me too - man.. only $15K more, I was really hoping it was going to be $25K more. LOL
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@pmoncho said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
I was like, "Man, I wish an extra $15K was a con to me!" :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Right, I was like "okay, more is better, but $15K is a CON, damn". lol
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@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@pmoncho said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
I was like, "Man, I wish an extra $15K was a con to me!" :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Right, I was like "okay, more is better, but $15K is a CON, damn". lol
I only took a 35% pay raise when I last switched jobs. So it might be a detriment. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@pmoncho said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
I was like, "Man, I wish an extra $15K was a con to me!" :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Right, I was like "okay, more is better, but $15K is a CON, damn". lol
I only took a 35% pay raise when I last switched jobs. So it might be a detriment. . .
I had a 75% pay raise from one job to the next, but really, it was more like a $10% raise, because the old job had so much ridiculous OT, I was making nearly what the new job offered.
As a consultant, I hit nearly a 100% raise from that last point...
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@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@DustinB3403 said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@pmoncho said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Dashrender said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@scottalanmiller said in Follow-Up After Interview:
@Fredtx said in Follow-Up After Interview:
there is some cons. The pay will be about 15K more a year than what I currently make (below market value) at my company, It will be 5 min away from my home, there is some technology that I will learn that I don't have experience with.
Those are the cons?
this was my question.
So first thing... make sure you have the pros and cons straight. LOLOLOL
I was like, "Are those things not good enough"? Then, I realized I listed it as cons, instead of pros. LOL
I was like, "Man, I wish an extra $15K was a con to me!" :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Right, I was like "okay, more is better, but $15K is a CON, damn". lol
I only took a 35% pay raise when I last switched jobs. So it might be a detriment. . .
I had a 75% pay raise from one job to the next, but really, it was more like a $10% raise, because the old job had so much ridiculous OT, I was making nearly what the new job offered.
As a consultant, I hit nearly a 100% raise from that last point...
Exactly, it's all in perspective.
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@scottalanmiller Thanks! I'm doing some job searching right now on my computer, and now I have a completely different mentality on choosing which ones to apply for.
