Not sure what to do....

So I went on a job interview on Friday, the interview was going good. Then they asked me a question about having to travel for the position I am applying for, and asked if it wold be a problem. I recently went back to school this fall quarter so I answered honestly and said it might cause problems, but also said with notice I could make it happen.

I sent the obligatory thank you email when I got home the same day of the interview. I want to send a follow up email, but I am not sure if I will come off as annoying? I don't want to thank myself out of a job, if that makes sense, or come off as desperate. At this point since it is already Thursday and I have not heard anything I am thinking I am no longer in the running for this job.

So what would you do? Replies are appreciated.

I would hold out as you already dropped one on them after the interview.

If I were to send another followup mail now I would do it on Sunday so its the first mail in the persons box on Monday.

You may consider not suggesting that travel may cause problems in future interviews as at the interview stage you are mostly just ticking boxes. Clearly you would not want to lie about your skills but travel will probably not happen in the first 6/12 months as you will be training so you can build collegue relationships and if required negotiate travel notice etc then.

Thanks!

Persistence is a wonderful thing.
I would Email them every other day.
I have hired guys based on persistence even when I really didn't need the help.
Best of luck.

HookahsGarden said:

Persistence is a wonderful thing.
I would Email them every other day.
I have hired guys based on persistence even when I really didn't need the help.
Best of luck.

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So I sent an email this morning, haven't received a response or denial or offer.....

I hope you get a response but sending a question on a Friday has less chance of being answered or given the persons full attention. Many people by Friday are pretty tired from a weeks work and will be thinking about what they will do at the weekend. Once the weekend comes and goes your email could potentially be forgotten by Monday.

This is not a strict de-facto way the world works but it is all about maximizing your chances and using everything you can to your advantage. Good luck.

I'm not sure what to think at this point. I'd like to think they're possibly thinking about hiring me, but that's just wishful thinking at this point. When I sent the email on Friday, I figured it's been a week, so at this point they should have made a decision by now.

It kinda irks me that they haven't sent the canned denial letter to me or given me any kind of update. I just think it's a courtesy to let someone know if they have been denied or is no longer in consideration for the position.

Entourageeffect said:

I'm not sure what to think at this point. I'd like to think they're possibly thinking about hiring me, but that's just wishful thinking at this point. When I sent the email on Friday, I figured it's been a week, so at this point they should have made a decision by now.

It kinda irks me that they haven't sent the canned denial letter to me or given me any kind of update. I just think it's a courtesy to let someone know if they have been denied or is no longer in consideration for the position.

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its possible they have not made a decision yet, i wouldnt be too pushy its good to follow up but its also good not to be extremely pushy because that can come off to managers as an unwanted trait in many positions.

in the future, at the end of the interview ask the interviewer when you will know about the position, and if you can follow up in so many business days

sunni said:

in the future, at the end of the interview ask the interviewer when you will know about the position, and if you can follow up in so many business days

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Yeah, I neglected that part. I was kinda in thinking mode. At this point I'm just gonna wait and see. You're right, they could still be making a decision but like you said I don't wanna be a pest. So I'm just playing the waiting game now. :/

Entourageeffect said:

Yeah, I neglected that part. I was kinda in thinking mode. At this point I'm just gonna wait and see. You're right, they could still be making a decision but like you said I don't wanna be a pest. So I'm just playing the waiting game now. :/

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its easy to forget to ask questions no fault on that.
interviews are nerve wracking for the most part.

Agreed they can be stressful. Try not to over think it, it will either happen now or not. Moving forward though you can modify your approach and learn from this experience. I personally ask the question of how many interviews are being done (this can leave it open for an informal banter like, so your normal work is just piling up waiting) you wouldn't ask this mid interview, at the start or end works well, whilst being walked to the interview room or saying your goodbyes. Always shake the interviewers hand whilst keeping eye contact on both greeting and thanks/goodbyes.

I personally never ask closed questions as if you know how many people are being interviewed and how many are left you can gauge when they will be potentially short listing people at approx 5/6 interviews a day and then the write ups. I always aim to overstay the allotted interview time this is good because you are keeping them interested and if there are people sitting in the waiting room some of them will start questioning themselves thinking maybe this guy has it.

If you do not hear anything back I personally would wait until a week on Monday and then ask the follow up question along the lines of getting a critical reflection of their perspective of you as a candidate.

Appreciate the replies and advice. Don't think it's gonna happen. Every job I've had I got an offer within a 2-3 days. 1 week with not hearing from them tells me a lot.