…feel free to contact me." Then your interviewer gives you his/her card. Do they actually expect you to contact them to ask a question or two, even if you asked a couple of already during your interview? And is it (whether you ask questions by contacting them later) going to be a factor of their selection process? Call it a lame thread, but what do you think? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
I think they would be open to any questions you may have given the fact that they are considering you for a position. If there were jobs that I really wanted I would make a point to call a few days after the interview to “reaffirm” my interest in the position and thank them for the opportunity. I think this helped me get the job that I’m currently in right now as the process was quite competitive.
I think it’s unusual for an interviewer to do that. I’d take it as a good sign. Most interviewers have a lot of stuff on their minds these days and don’t want to invite too much extra work such as answering questions. If I were interviewing someone, I would give my card, but only offer to answer questions if I were interested enough in the candidate that I’d want to hear from them again. On the other hand, if your interviewer is relatively junior and not experienced in interviewing people, they might just say that to fill the time as they are handing you their card. Senior guys, however, are very careful about how many unsolicited interruptions they leave themselves open for.
In my lifetime I’ve probably interviewed with 200+ different people, I would say at least 150 of them have told me to contact them with any questions. Out of that 150 I would estimate that I have never heard from 120 of them ever again. So no, it’s not unusual to get this courtesy comment.
I think they are providing you with an address / suite number to send a card thanking them for the interview.
So I guess John Thain did give you his card…
JohnThainsLimoDriver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my lifetime I’ve probably interviewed with 200+ > different people, I would say at least 150 of them > have told me to contact them with any questions. > Out of that 150 I would estimate that I have never > heard from 120 of them ever again. So no, it’s not > unusual to get this courtesy comment.
I think it means. “I like this guy and want to keep him in the loop if questions arise.” I have been told, “Thanks for coming in, we’ll be interviewing other candidates still.” If it was me, I would email him saying, “Thanks for the interview. I’m impressed with what you told me about the job. Let me know how we can proceed.”
If its an HR manager they may sincerely be giving you this open opportunity to call if you have additional questions about the hiring process, employee benefits, or other company related questions you may not find on the internet. If its an actual dept. manager I would take it as an opportunity to send them a thank you e-mail or letter.
Thank you all for your comments! (I was actually bracing myself for nasty responses…since people looked so bored today judging from other threads and comments.) OK so I take it, whether it is just courtesy or not, thank you letter is a given, but I don’t necessarily come up with additional nice questions to try to further impress. (Of course I can say I did not impress enough so they are giving me another chance to impress by thank you letter and additional questions, but I will stop right there.) Thanks again, folks!
i think the follow up letter is kinda creepy. i would say go with an email, especially since letters will take several days to get to the interviewer. when my department is hiring, we make decisions too quickly for you to be able to send a letter
Yep, I agree. I meant thank-you email, rather than snail mail. Thanks though!