Following up after a First Round?

Is it ever acceptable to follow up a week+ after having a first round with a firm? I don't want to put any pressure on them, especially when I don't have an exploding offer. Is there any benefit to showing my continued interest and trying to see if a decision has been made, even if the next round may not be for a week or two, vs. pissing off the recruiting team by not giving them enough time to get through all first rounds? Seems like it's an everyone gets first round --> decisions released about next round kind of process. If I had to bet, I'm truthfully pretty sure that I qualified for the next round.


Thanks everyone.

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Absolutely do follow up. Showing interest will help. They would be annoyed only if you have been ruled out, in which case there is no downside anyway.

 

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