JVS Detroit in February

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Interview Follow Up

Workshops

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Following Up

After an Interview

You have just come from having an interview. What do you do next to let the employer know that you are really interested in the job?

Send a thank you note.

Let the employer know that you appreciate the time that they took to interview you. Include your contact information, express your interest in the job and mention a few of your relevant job qualifications. The note can be an e-mail note, typed letter, or handwritten thank you card. There are advantages to each type of note: e-mail note is immediate. You can write it immediately after your interview and have it arrive within seconds. The typed note is business like and professional. The handwritten note conveys a more personal touch and can be sent as a supplement to a thank you e-mail. Do what ever feels most comfortable for you, but do it!!!

Make a follow up phone call

to the hiring manager or the person who interviewed you. If you have not heard anything from the employer and it is past the hiring decision deadline, it's time to make a follow up phone call. Inquire about the status of the job opening and again express your interest in the job. Ask if they need any additional information to assist them in making a hiring decision. Call once and don't call back again unless told to do so. You want to show your interest in the job, not stalk the employer.

For more information on this topic, attend the:

Interviewing Tips Workshop

February 25th

Details are below

Look for our job postings on www.actnow.jobs

Visit www.jvsdet.org

or call 248.233.4245

to learn about all of the JVS services

for job seekers

Workshops for Job Seekers

To register, call 248.559.5000

Walk-ins welcome

Workshops held at the address below unless otherwise noted

JVS

Rose & Sidney Diem Building

29699 Southfield Road

Southfield, MI 48076

Credit Checks & ID Theft in Your Job Search

Tuesday, February 4, 10 - 11:30am

Conducting a Job Search in 2014

held at Hermelin ORT Resource Center

located inside the West Bloomfield JCC

6600 W. Maple, WB

Monday, February 10, 2 - 3:30pm

LinkedIn Lab: Establish and Polish your Profile

held at Hermelin ORT Resource Center

located inside the West Bloomfield JCC

6600 W. Maple, WB

Wednesday, January 15, 2 - 3:30 pm

Revamp your Resume

Monday, February 17, 10 - 11:30am

then, come back for hands-on help at:

Resume Lab (bring copy of your draft)

Friday, February 21, 9:30 - 11:30am

Interviewing Tips

Tuesday, February 25, 9:30 - 11:00am

Online Job Seeker's Guide to Career Research

Thursday, February 27, 10 - 11:30am

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