HuskyCaucasian Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 06:11 PM) Is her getting a job in Iowa City a viable option? We're actually working on a scenario where she'll work as an "independent contractor" so the company doesnt have to deal with the taxes. The VP of accounting actually brought it up to my wife's boss, and we presented the idea to her boss shortly thereafter. so, we're on the same wavelength there. Her company doesn't want to lose her and she doesnt to leave the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Is it a common practice to mail thank you cards to your interviewer(s)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 12:50 PM) Is it a common practice to mail thank you cards to your interviewer(s)? I typically send a follow up thank you email. Edited July 24, 2014 by Athomeboy_2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 10:50 AM) Is it a common practice to mail thank you cards to your interviewer(s)? Thank you cards can be a nice touch, however, you need to do an email. The timing of an email is real time and that can be very key vs. the thank you cards will be a few days till they are received / read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I typically send a follow up thank you email. More often than not, an admin/HR person is the one who contacts me to set up the interview with the hiring manager, who calls me for the interview but never provides any contact information. Am I expected to dig around the company website to find the interviewer's email? Just email the person who set up the interview? Both? Neither? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 12:06 PM) More often than not, an admin/HR person is the one who contacts me to set up the interview with the hiring manager, who calls me for the interview but never provides any contact information. Am I expected to dig around the company website to find the interviewer's email? Just email the person who set up the interview? Both? Neither? Yes, I just email the HR person in that instance. If they are good at what they do, they will forward it on to the hiring manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 12:11 PM) Yes, I just email the HR person in that instance. If they are good at what they do, they will forward it on to the hiring manager. the other thing is you should make it a habit to ask for whomever you interviewed business cards / contact information. Although, in this case, if it is over the phone, just reach out to the person who contacted you and mention you are going to send a thank you number and wanted to get their contact info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Silly question, but could a thank you gesture of any sort make or break an individual getting a position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) Silly question, but could a thank you gesture of any sort make or break an individual getting a position? I think it can. If you totally nailed it, it wouldn't impact, but if you did good but they weren't 100% certain, something like this could help push things over the top. Depends on the organization. Some orgs move pretty fast and make a go / no go decision that same day of the round of interviews and in those cases, clearly the email won't be a make or break-it. In other cases, it can be a longer process and those emails further push the interest and highlight some of the communication skills, etc, and can be a difference maker and something an organization takes into consideration (a key piece..probably not...but still important). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) Silly question, but could a thank you gesture of any sort make or break an individual getting a position? At the end of the day, it can't hurt, and could really only help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) At the end of the day, it can't hurt, and could really only help. Technically, it can hurt. Poorly written, misspellings, etc. I usually tell people they should go short and sweet with it and that has always been my approach. More winded you get, more likely you end up hurting yourself vs. helping yourself. The key is really just to remind thank them for your time, indicate your interest, and try to highlight some confidence regarding why you would be a good fit and that you look forward to hearing back from them, etc (try to make it customized so you highlight something unique you heard from the interviewer, etc, too). Spend time checking grammar, etc. Basically do the opposite of what I do when I post this site (which is just type and hit post without ever going back to rereading). I am okay looking like a fool on her, but not in a professional setting, take your time and make sure you are absolutely comfortable with what your are sending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) Technically, it can hurt. Poorly written, misspellings, etc. I usually tell people they should go short and sweet with it and that has always been my approach. More winded you get, more likely you end up hurting yourself vs. helping yourself. The key is really just to remind thank them for your time, indicate your interest, and try to highlight some confidence regarding why you would be a good fit and that you look forward to hearing back from them, etc (try to make it customized so you highlight something unique you heard from the interviewer, etc, too). Spend time checking grammar, etc. Basically do the opposite of what I do when I post this site (which is just type and hit post without ever going back to rereading). I am okay looking like a fool on her, but not in a professional setting, take your time and make sure you are absolutely comfortable with what your are sending. Yeah, I guess I should have said, assuming you don't sound or look like an idiot doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Well bollocks. I just haven't been doing that. Not that I know whether it would make or break it. I had an interview today so I'll be sure to send a follow-up email stating my gratitude for the interview and their time. It was a company based in New Zealand so I had a couple of cute girls interviewing me with those accents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 02:56 PM) Well bollocks. I just haven't been doing that. Not that I know whether it would make or break it. I had an interview today so I'll be sure to send a follow-up email stating my gratitude for the interview and their time. It was a company based in New Zealand so I had a couple of cute girls interviewing me with those accents. Yeah, definitely send a thank you email then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Pantless selfies, probably not a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) Technically, it can hurt. Poorly written, misspellings, etc. I usually tell people they should go short and sweet with it and that has always been my approach. More winded you get, more likely you end up hurting yourself vs. helping yourself. The key is really just to remind thank them for your time, indicate your interest, and try to highlight some confidence regarding why you would be a good fit and that you look forward to hearing back from them, etc (try to make it customized so you highlight something unique you heard from the interviewer, etc, too). Spend time checking grammar, etc. Basically do the opposite of what I do when I post this site (which is just type and hit post without ever going back to rereading). I am okay looking like a fool on her, but not in a professional setting, take your time and make sure you are absolutely comfortable with what your are sending. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but it proved your point perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I had a damn typo in my email. I tripled checked it and still missed it. Oh well. This might backfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 When submitting resume's online and the position requires you to fill out forms with questions (how are you the ideal fit for this position), how detailed should you be with your answers? Should you fill out the entire x number of characters or keep it short and save it for the interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I got an offer for a position with a small company as a chemist albeit contract to hire. A company that I interviewed with back in late June, early July did not offer me a position for a permanent chemist role but they wanted to consider me for the contractor role (contract to hire as well). The guy who interviewed me kept asking over and over again over the span of a couple weeks if I was still available for the role and keeping me updated to their progress. Moving forward, I sent an email before I accepted my offer at the smaller company last week to let the guy know I had a tentative offer on the table. I received no response so I took the offer at the smaller company. I get an email yesterday from the guy who replies to my email from last week. He said, "If you have an offer, take it because I don't think we will be able to offer you a position at this point." I already accepted the offer so it's no skin off my back. This morning, he said to disregard the email and that I was going to get an offer. I already took the offer at the smaller company and had a start date at the new company. The rate of pay for both positions are the same. Is it possible to play this situation to get more money? How does it effect one's reputation for backing out of an offer to take a different one? Any thoughts are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I personally would uphold my acceptance to the smaller company. Not only for some personal honor but also because that other company seems like a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 05:14 PM) I personally would uphold my acceptance to the smaller company. Not only for some personal honor but also because that other company seems like a mess. Spot on. Even if you were willing to sacrifice a bit of integrity, that other company doesn't look like a good situation to step into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Yeah, tell him you accepted the offer at the other company, but should a full-time permanent position become available, that you would have interest and that he should not hesitate to contact you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 05:14 PM) I personally would uphold my acceptance to the smaller company. Not only for some personal honor but also because that other company seems like a mess. Yep. This. You can learn a lot from a company in how their HR process works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 So after 3 weeks of consistent communication (both face-to-face and via email) with multiple people and with everything going as absolutely perfect as possible, “I’ll be in touch next week” has now turned into 2 weeks of complete and absolute radio silence. I’m not really sure how to proceed or if I should even do anything at all. I'm debating whether it would be proper to send an email asking for an update or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 11:29 PM) So after 3 weeks of consistent communication (both face-to-face and via email) with multiple people and with everything going as absolutely perfect as possible, “I’ll be in touch next week” has now turned into 2 weeks of complete and absolute radio silence. I’m not really sure how to proceed or if I should even do anything at all. I'm debating whether it would be proper to send an email asking for an update or not. If they clearly gave you a date when they'd be in contact and they missed it, it's fair. That may be a suggestion that you won't like what you hear though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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