The Follow-Up
After your interview, you will want to call, email, or send a thank you note to each interviewer. It is best to do this the day of or the day after the interview. This should be heartfelt and not perfunctory. This simple extra might make all of the difference in getting you the job that you want.
Your message should say something along the lines of “Thank you for taking the time to meet with me. I know that you are very busy. I would truly like to work with your successful company.”
You can take the opportunity of a follow up to insert things that you wish you had mentioned in the interview. You could say, “After our meeting yesterday, I realize that I had intended to tell you about some of my surgical experience and it slipped my mind. I have successfully operated on numerous supracondylar fractures, one of which was a case involving an infant.”
Use the note to reinforce your interest in the job and the skills that you bring to the job. You might prefer to send a note or email rather than a call so to highlight your written skills.
Remember that it is important to follow up with your references as well as with the interviewers.
