Folllow up note.

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October 7,2022 at 8:07PM UTC

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Folllow up note.

On Monday, I’m sending a follow up note for a good first interview I had this week. The job is by far my first choice of things I’ve been interviewed for, do I express this in the note? If so, what’s the best way to do it without sounding desperate?

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AnonymousOctober 7,2022 at 9:12PM UTC
Speak to specifics but remember it's just a thank you follow up so you don't want to get to lengthy.
Something along the lines of....." I was excited to hear about xyz company building a new ABC initiative and I believe my 10 years working on similar ABC style initiatives would really be a great fit..." I look forward to hearing from you.
Barb HansenOctober 7,2022 at 9:29PM UTC
I don't think it's desperate to send a follow up email.
Send a follow up email where you:
-Thank them for their time
-mention again that you are interested in the job (of course, you already said this during the interview),
-talk about a few things that you learned during the interview pr a few ideas that you had about how you can immediately bring value after your hired
-if you don't know already, ask them the next steps and if you know the next steps, then repeat them in the email.
As a hiring manager, I love follow-up emails and I love knowing that a potential candidate has additional thoughts from the interview and is eager to keep the process moving forward.
Good luck!