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By Alison Doyle, About.com Guide to Job Searching

How to Follow Up

Monday August 25, 2008
You have sent a resume to a company you'd like to interview with and you haven't heard back right away. What do you do next? You can either wait patiently, presuming the employer will contact you if they are interested or you can opt to follow-up with the employer. Here are the pros and cons of following up, and how to follow up, if you do decide to do so, after sending your resume.

After an interview though, you should always follow up with a thank you letter or thank you note reminding the interviewer about your key qualifications for the job and reiterating your interest in the position.

How to Follow Up

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August 28, 2008 at 3:08 pm
(1) Ken Okel says:

Very good suggestions. It’s not always easy to know what to do next and this allows people to follow a course of action, rather than wait by the phone.

I’ve recently put out some tips on how people can make the most of their unemployment. Don’t worry… not selling anything… just trying to help. The article can be found at http://tinyurl.com/62795h

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