Following up on second interview

LeoSeine

Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice.

I went for a second interview a week ago and i was told that there would be a quick turn around and i would hear from them shortly. I still haven't received a call or e-mail and i'm just wondering do i keep waiting or do i get in touch with them?

I have a phone number and an email address for one of the people that interviewed me but i'm not sure what to do? I'd really like to get the job but i don't want to come across as desperate. I felt the interview went really well but now i'm not so sure!!

Anybody have any advice or has anyone been in my position before?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

escape

was in the same situation before - was desperate to find out how my interview went - as was in a job i hated. I called about a week after second interview to see was there any feedback and they called me about a day later to offer me the role. The only negative vibe i got about doing this was that the recruiter at the time made me feel like i was hassling her - she made some dry comment about me ringing and also introduced me "as the lady who kept calling about the job!" when i started ( i only called once!) I'm not saying that will happen to you - that was my experience - it was totally unprofessionally etc. and wouldn't generally happen - but it certainly put me off ringing a company re feedback. If its a big organisation with a lot of recruitment going on - there might be a delay getting back to you because of the volume of recruitment, did they ask you for references as some companies check references before making an offer and there may be a delay in getting in contact with the references. Also the fact is that most HR offices are extremely busy offices and there can be a delay getting back to people. Also the job that you applied for may not need to be filled immediately so there may not be any urgency coming back to you straight away. I would say maybe leave it another few days then if you don't hear anything just drop a line asking - had any decision being made - something like that.It can be annoying waiting to hear back - but sometimes you just got to be patient!

Serafijn

Delays do happen in recruitment, it's inevitible I'm afraid! I would probably wait a couple more days before going back just to make it 'over a week', and to avoid looking needy.

There's no harm at all in dropping an email as Escape suggested. This means that you don't put the recruiter on the spot and they can answer in their own time, but also means you might not get a response straight away!

If you do call them make sure you're very casual - if there's no news yet just thank them and hang up, don't bombard them with questions!!

Fingers crossed for some good news!

AARRRGH

Yep, I would take the e-mail route.

Make sure the e-mail is really friendly and you mention how you enjoyed the interview and you'd love to work there...

Serafijn

But be careful not to sound *too* keen as they might think they can get away with offering you less money.... A nice balance needs to be struck!