In the last blog of the current series, we explain how best to conduct yourself after your application for a job has been completed.
It can be frustrating for candidates when they do not hear back about a job straight away. As a job-seeker, you may pinning a lot of hope on that one role. However, it is important to keep in mind that your recruiter is also waiting on that same feedback and will contact you as soon as it’s in. If waiting around is driving you mad, then checking in with your recruitment consultant once a week is absolutely fine. However, many candidates simply cannot wait that long and will insist on calling every day. This is not advisable as it can frustrate both candidate and recruiter. It is far better to simply have faith in the recruitment consultant you work with. If you have properly established that important relationship with your consultant, the trust should be there. Bear in mind, it can often take weeks for a company to get back to a recruitment agency with feedback, especially if they are a large company.
Checking in once a week will not only alleviate your own curiosity, but it will ensure that nothing has been ‘lost in the post’ as there is always a slim chance that a correspondence has not gotten through to you.
Focus on other things
If you’re still working for your existing employer then it is a little easier to push the interview to back of your mind but if you’re unemployed at the time of taking the interview, it can be far trickier to ignore. This is when you should try to focus on other things, be they job search related or not. Pick up that book you’ve been meaning to read for the last six months, immerse yourself in a new hobby, or start looking for other roles with your recruiter that might be right for you.
Job-hunting is often a complicated and frustrating process. It is important to have a good attitude, a positive outlook and do things the right way. Recruitment agencies are there to help the process along and have the contacts and valuable experience that will help your chances of landing the job you want.
