Interview with Company - Should I send a follow up message or leave it be ?
I was part of mass layoffs where the entire acquisitions department was eliminated roughly 4 months ago. I applied to a role in a different asset class and just interviewed with a couple of people high up in the company. They acknowledged I have very relevant experience but halfway through the interview they understood I was part of mass layoffs. At the end of the interview they said they are still interviewing and should be done with all interviews in 2 weeks and after that they would reach out for next steps. Maybe this is true but they seemed to want to schedule the initial interview very quickly. I'm wondering if they are looking at my changing asset classes as suspicious and just taking a job to take a job. I'm actually interested in the role and do not want to take a role just to take it. Would it be too much to send a thank you letter for the interview and to include that I'm looking for a long term fit and have turned down offers already that I deemed as not a fit? Or too desperate/not necessary? I just don't want to be ruled out because of something stupid. Thanks
Did you not send a thank you note right after the interview?
If not, better late than never, but that was a mistake. Nobody reads the letters or really cares what they say except if you don't send one.
When was this two weeks? Was it the last 2 weeks of August when a whole lot of people are on the last summer vacations? If so, I wouldn't be too worried about the timing, but would lob a follow-up into HR and see what is going on.
Don't be a pest, but following up is good.
Interview was today and I sent a thank you note ( which I always do). I was debating adding more information to the thank you note but decided against it.
If it just happened today, then wait a few weeks and see what happens. If you make it to the next round, you could possibly address it if you think you need to (this is going to be more gut than anything).
When I was an analyst, I really wanted this one job that was out of state. I could tell from the questions I was being asked there were some people who thought I might be a flight risk because I didn't have ties to the area and might hate it.
I waited until the end of my super day and addressed it with the senior hiring manager. I was candid and said that it felt like they were interested (and so was I), but I felt like there was still an open question about me moving. I simply told them that I wasn't planning on packing my stuff and moving 1/2 say across the country just to leave for greener pastures in the short term. If they would commit to me at least 2 years, I would commit to them for at least 2 years. I ended up staying for 6, including turning down a BX offer as an associate. That hiring manager is still a friend and mentor to me today, over 12 years later (he was a reference for my current job).
My last job was the similar. I could tell they liked me and I was very interested in the spot. They were worried I wouldn't be able to make the transition smoothly since I was coming from a Life Co. At the final coffee, I addressed it head on. Told them I was ready to make the leap and I was dedicated to making it work. They took a chance on me and when I left, the guy that hired me took me to lunch and told me he was really, really sad I was leaving because I was one of his biggest success stories as a manager.
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