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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Is there a best way to follow up?
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I know we discuss following up a lot here, however I'd like to know if there is a preference between an email follow up vs a phone call. I applied via email but received the phone call with the woman who would be my manager and interviewed with her. I didn't get the sense that there was an HR department. I was told I should hear this week, so I would like to follow up tomorrow but I'm not sure which way to go.
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Re: Is there a best way to follow up?
There could be many reasons why the manger you met with hasn't contacted you yet. She may be still interviewing other candidates, her boss may be holding up the hiring process or she may be stuck on another project non-hiring related. In this horrible job market it's important to face the unfortunate truth that the employer has all the power and can contact you or ignore you for as long as they want.
If I were you, it would probably be best to wait another week and see if they contact you. If you hear nothing, call the company and ask to speak to the person you interviewed with directly. I know first-hand how hard it is to be patient in this situation, but you have to give the employer time to get through their process, whatever that may be, and hopefully they'll respond saying they've hired you or not.
Hang in there and good luck!
If you were supposed to hear back this week, there is still one more day left in the week. Following up too soon may seem aggressive. If I were you I'd wait until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week and then shoot over a casual email asking if there was anything else they needed from you, and if they had any idea when you could expect to hear from them on next steps. Keep it light and brief, so they know you are still interested, but you don't come across as pushy.
It may be personal preference, but I wouldn't call. If they are taking longer than expected, they may just be very busy. When I'm busy I hate getting phone calls because unlike email, I can't choose when and where to answer.
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