martin yates' KNOCK EM DEAD is also a great resource. whenever you are interviewing it is always best to do your research. look at org/company websites, specifically look at any and all information about the department you could be working on. you can develop questions to ask from there. it shows that you are interested in the company. if you know who you you will be interviewing with, do some research on that person. i just interviewed with an org and they were impressed by my interest in one of their articles written several months ago.
additionally you should always ask things like the start date for position, what would be the first assignments, why did the last person leave the position, benchmarks for rating performance and what are the 5 important personality traits for success in the position.
i just recently did 2 e-mail thank yous. i include some 'selling points' to remind the interviwer why i am the best person for the job. i did this before and the interviewers were impressed. unfortunately they hired within. i do prefer hand notes, however, what i include is rather lengthy and i dont want to risk jacking up my handwriting. i tend to send notes after the second interview.
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Originally Posted by adpiucf
Just adding to this-- email is ok, but hand dropping a thank you note the next day is even better.
Also, if you find yourself coming up blank, this is definitely a problem. Write a list of questions that you need to have answered in the course of a first interview. Read Ron Fry's 101 Interview Questions Book. It will help a lot.
You should be doing most of the talking in an interview, but not every interviewer is so skilled-- they may spend more time trying to sell you on their company and not so much time learning about you! If you're struggling for questions at the end, you can ask things like "Tell me about the corporate culture" and "What brought you here to XYZ?" "What has your career been like?"
Your thank you can be along the lines of (take this loosely and put it in your own voice.)
DATE
Dear NAME,
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me yesterday to discuss the available BLANK position. I enjoyed speaking with you and I'm extremely interested in working for COMPANY. If you require any additional information or references, please feel free to contact me at PHONE or EMAIL. Thank you again. I'm very excited about the next step!
Have a wonderful day!
Sincerely,
Your name here
It is not "Cheesy" or "wrong" to affirm or reaffirm your interest. Real enthusiasm goes a long way!
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