Got Dinged. How do I maintain contact with my interviewer?
So..I was dinged. I felt the interview went well, but its some things out of my control. The person interviewing me said he enjoyed my story, I had a strong resume, etc. After the interview I asked to stay in touch and he provided his email and even went so far to provide me with two numbers to reach him at, so I don't think he thought I was unqualified/weak candidate.
So How do I maintain contact with him? I've already been dinged so not sure what to say to him.
Give him a call or e-mail and thank him again for the opportunity. Mention that you enjoyed meeting him and spending time with him. Tell him that you have some other interviews coming up, and while things didn't work out with his firm you were hoping the two of you could meet for coffee or speak on the phone so he could give you some constructive criticism and help learn from your mistakes for the next interview.
^^This. I did this exact thing and he happened to know someone who previously worked at the next bank I was interviewing with. He put us in touch and it gave me a huge advantage on superday.
Pike and Rupert are on target. I always ask for feedback, and while most times you'll got rejected, once I actually got a phone call from my interviewer who chatted with me for 15 min about what I did right and wrong. It's worth a shot, you have nothing to lose, except maybe a handful of minutes
thanks anyone else.
keep in touch via email
sometimes a handwritten note will do the trick
and when you finally land a job let him know
send congrats when you see they did a deal
can't hurt to show interest
Following up/ networking with interviewers who dinged me (Originally Posted: 03/09/2015)
Hi all,
Coming out of MBA (M7), I interviewed with a lot of buy side shops and some investment consulting. I ended up at a large institutional investor doing strategic asset allocation.
After getting my foot in the door, I realize that the industry is composed of basically same people just moving around different places and, by observing the phenomenon, I am realizing the high likelihood of running into people whom I interviewed before.
With that in mind, (I think) it would be ideal if I can keep in touch with people even if they dinged me. What do you guys think? (Obviously, I will not e-mail someone who showed a clear sign of "no.")
Any inputs would be appreciated.
i think its a good idea. that's what I think.
I dont know keeping in touch kind of seems like you are trying to shove it in their face. I guess I jjust think of it as if someone emailed me and said "hey i just got a job with goldman look forward to working in the same industry". I dont know maybe thats just me
I don't talk to people's I've dinged and our HR team strongly recommends the same (possibly even requires it, I can't remember).
It will quickly and inevitably lead to a conversation on "why was I dinged". The risk of litigation in that conversation, particularly in a county as litigious as the US, is way too high.
If any of my team mates did speak with kids who had been dinged after interview them, that would be a red flag on the team member as "does not have common sense".
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