by Travis Montera

Created on: November 16, 2008   Last Updated: October 20, 2010

In a world where instant gratification has become a way of life, waiting on a response for the job interview you believe you nailed can be nerve racking and unforgiving. You will second guess your replies to questions a million times. There will be one or two questions that will haunt you with flashbacks of what you answered and the body language you exuded during those questions. Take a deep breath. Stop reflecting on things you cannot control any longer. The interview is over and you can't turn back time. Let's focus on what you can do and what you shouldn't do.

DO'S:

1) E-MAIL THANK YOU: You hopefully asked the interviewer or inerviewers for their business card, which we usually contain their e-mail address. Most would tell you to place a phone call to the interviewer. If this is a small business you are interviewing for, this is acceptable. However, in the fast paced business world most interviewers are not just conducting interviews. These individuals could be managers or trainers with responsibilities and deadlines like the rest of the company. Save your phone call as a life line for later.

Your e-mail should be concise and to the point. Thank the interviewers for their time and consideration. Be humble, yet confident. Let them know that you knew coming into the interview you wanted to work for their company. However, after sitting down with them it became clear that you could be a part of not only a company, but a team. Try to strategically position in your e-mail a statement that stuck with you from one of the interviewers and tag onto why it meant something to you. This shows you were listening and absorbing what they had to say. Interviewers love this because it shows you would value them as employers. End the e-mail with BEST REGARDS, NOT SINCERELY. Don't be heartbroken when you don't get a reply e-mail. It usually won't happen.

2) BE PATIENT: If this is the first interview of the process, which usually will consist of three interviews, employers have several candidates to consider. You have to understand they have several factors to review on each candidate and that includes you as well. Unless someone really knocked them dead, very rare, there is the comparing of resumes and how the candidates interviewed. A reply from the company can take anywhere from a week to two weeks from the day you completed your interview.

3) BE PERSISTENT: A week goes by and you still haven't got a response. You are thinking many negative thoughts for sure. Now is a good

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