It makes me think that the sage advice about following up to stay visible is complete BS. Honestly, if I were to get a follow-up email it would be clutter in my inbox. I knew immediately if it was a yes or a no. I’ve had the chance to interview about a dozen and a half operator candidates in my current role and not once have I thought to myself “idk I’m on the fence, but if he sends a follow-up email he’s our guy”.
Thinking back to how I got my current job and my first job, I can’t help but wonder if I should even bother sending follow up “thank you for the opportunity” emails. I’ve had interviews internally and now a couple externally as well. Truth be told I’m burnt out - 60hr work weeks for the past 6 months and turnaround Is starting TODAY - and things aren’t looking up in terms of compensation/benefits/change of work hours. Due to reasons, I’m looking to change jobs. I always went out of my way to craft my resume to the posting and send follow-up emails to everyone that I interviewed with.įast forward to now: I’ve been in the production industry for ~7 years. Write individual resumes and cover letters for each job, and MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW UP WITH A THANK YOU EMAIL. Background: in school when I was looking for a job, the general consensus was that you needed to pull out all the stops to get a foot in the door and get that first job.