Your Job Search: Preparing for the Interview

The most important thing to do is to be persistent. Here are a few things you can do to make a lasting impression:

1. Send thank-you notes: Sending letters of thanks is not old-fashioned or silly. Write a brief note stating that you appreciated the chance to interview and reiterate your interest in the job. You can do this via e-mail or snail mail. Do it within a few days of your interview.
2. Continue following up: Reach out to your primary contact at least once each week until someone tells you to stop. You have to walk a fine line between being persistent and being a pest, but employers may forget candidates who are silent after the interviews.
3. Send along something new: Forward an article of interest or an e-mail mentioning something of importance that you may have forgotten to mention. Be creatively persistent. And know that the most powerful thing you can say is, "I want this job!"

1. Your Job Search: The New World of Job Searching
2. Your Job Search: What Do You Want to Do?
3. Your Job Search: Preparing Your Résumé and Cover Letter
4. Your Job Search: What Type of Work Arrangement is Right for You?
5. Your Job Search: Researching Jobs and Employers 
6. Your Job Search: Applying for Jobs
7. Your Job Search: The Interview Process
8. Your Job Search: The Job Offer