After the Interview
You need time to think about all you have heard. For each interview record details about the position, and the employer. Review and evaluate your interviewing techniques, identifying areas that need improvement and areas that you think were dealt with effectively, which you can repeat.
After the interview, if you are interested in the job, send a follow-up letter to the interviewer immediately to thank him or her for spending time with you. This is an opportunity to reiterate your interest in the job and to remind the administrator of who you are.
If you are not interested in the job but are made an offer, express your refusal without sounding too negative. Again, a brief thank-you letter to the interviewer is appropriate.
If you receive an offer and are willing to accept, do not delay. Call the employer promptly with your decision and find out exactly when, where, and to whom you should report for your first day. Follow with a letter expressing your enthusiasm and eagerness to join the organization.
Don't rush to accept an offer, but when you do accept a job through the campus interview program, you are expected to withdraw from further interviews.
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Some Reasons Why Applicants are Rejected
- Candidate's skill and experience do not match job (as well as competitor)
- More interested in money than content of job
- Inability to communicate clearly; may appear evasive or simply uncommunicative
- Not serious about the job--just shopping
- Candidate unprepared--not informed about employer
- Lack of interest or enthusiasm
- Poorly defined career goals
- A complainer--dwells on negative, blames others
- Sloppy application or resume
- Lack of tact, courtesy, maturity