A Sudden Twist of Events
This post could have been titled, “Why It Pays To Keep In Touch” or “Even When Disheartened, Remain Cordial” or “Keep Your Head Up”.
One of the places I interviewed with some time ago, decided to place the position I interviewed for on hold. Whether it was too many other things going on, not being sure if resources were adequate, or whatever, it was put on hold. Ok. Frustrating, yes, but it does happen, especially in this economy.
Needless to say, while I ranted about things here, I have left 99% of all interviews on a very cordial note. A great follow up letter or email, sometimes even a phone call. I can think of one interview that I didn’t follow up on, and that’s because I knew there was no chance of the job at all after the interview. So, no I was not cordial in following up. My bad, because even if we know we won’t get the job, it is still a good thing to at least say thanks for the shot.
Take today – I received an email from this gentleman with whom I have done two interviews with. I also interviewed with a few other people in the same organization. Seems one of their employees is moving away, so they have an immediate need for someone with my skill set and they would like to talk to me more in depth about it. Keeping cordial and inviting the prospective employer to keep communications lines open, I feel has led to this opportunity to speak with them again in regards to a different position.
Score one for the unemployed.
Tags: employment, interview, unemployment
