Exam 30: Follow-Up Letters and Calls and Job Offers

One way to refer to the next move in your follow-up letter or phone call while also showing how serious you are about wanting the job is to state an ultimatum; that is, if you are not hired by a certain date, you will not work for the company regardless of its offer.

Among other things, a _________ _________ should remind the interview what he or she liked in you.

Insisting on having a written job offer is in bad taste, since you and the employer must maintain trust and an amicable relationship.

Referring to the next step in a follow-up letter will sound arrogant and may cost you the job.

Some employers offer jobs at the end of the office visit, so plan a strategy for what you will do should this happen.

Because you've already met the potential employer, you don't have to worry about spelling or grammar in the follow-up letter.

An employer telephone and offers you a job. This employer is not your first choice. The BEST response is

What you do after a job interview can determine whether or not you get the job.

Employers, who need employees, usually aren't in a position to be selective, so they need to accommodate you after the interview.

Which of these is NOT a question career coach Katie Wheldon suggests you ask after the first interview?

If you feel certain that the interviewer wants to hire you, a follow-up letter is unnecessary.

When you've accepted a job offer, you should

Most employers today expect follow-ups to come through e-mail rather than letters.

It's possible you may get a job offer at the end of the interview; if this is the case, delay giving any answer until you have thought about it.

If your first offer is not from your first choice, accept the job anyway. You can always quit later.

If your first job offer is not from the company you really want to work for, go ahead and take the job so you can use it as leverage against the company you really want to work for.