Do This After an Interview

Make each interview a learning experience to improve your interview technique, evaluate your performance immediately following the process.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• How did the interview go generally?

• What points did I make that seemed to interest the employer/recruiter?

• Did I present my qualifications, relevant work experience and/or coursework well? Did I overlook anything which could be pertinent to the job?

• Did I learn all I needed to know about the job?

• Did I forget or hesitate to ask about factors that are important to me?

• Did I talk too much? Did I do enough talking?

• Did I show enthusiasm and interest?

• Did I interview the employer rather than have the employer interview me?

• Was I too tense? How can I relax?

• Do I know what the next step is?

• Do I know what the time frame is for a decision?

• How can I improve my next interview?

Send a THANK YOU NOTE within 24 hours!

• Express appreciation for the interviewer’s time and for being considered for the job.

• Restate your interest in the job.

• Re-emphasize the skills and qualities you possess that are required for the job.

• Add an important point that you may not have referenced in the interview