How often do you follow up on job application?

Submitted by Dani Martin
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Career Management
Hi all! I'm sure this has been discussed and answered on the forums. However, after searching for nearly an hour (and getting side-tracked by many, many other great discussions!), I decided to just risk the embarrassment and post it. How often should I follow up with a hiring manager? Once a week? Every other week? And when should I stop? What if the hiring manager says something like "If I'm interested I'll call you"? Should I keep calling? As always, thank you! Dani
Submitted by Asterisk RNTT on Monday September 22nd, 2008 7:03 pm

The interview series suggests once a week for 15 weeks. Of course, if in week 4 or 8 you hear a yes or no, you probably should stop. :lol:

I think there is also a suggestion that you should use some sort of language on the front end of things about professionally and consistently following up.

*RNTT

Submitted by Jerel Bonner on Tuesday September 23rd, 2008 5:56 am

Hi Dani,

If you know the next step and the time frame for when it is supposed to happen, contacting HR, or the hiring manager a few days after that deadline has past is a good method. I usually wait anywhere between 2-5 days after the deadline depending on the relationship I have developed with the hiring manager.

If I call and do not make a direct connection and end up leaving a message and do not get a response in 2 days, I call back again.

Hope this helps. I agree with you on your comment searching the forum is getting difficult due to all the posts and subjects. A challenge for Mike to figure out, and a sign of the great success they are having here.

Good Luck.