How Employers Notify Applicants About Interviews

How Employers Notify Applicants About InterviewsHow Employers Notify Applicants About InterviewsYouve successfully initiated your career search, crafting a strong resume and cover letter and sending them out to targeted employers. When should you expect to be notified whether you were one of the lucky applicants who has been selected for an einstellungsgesprch? It could be shortly after you apply- or it could be never.? When Employers Notify Candidates In many cases, you may never know definitively whether your application was received and then rejected by a company. Some employers do notify applicants that they were not selected, others do not. In some cases, its because they receive hundreds of applications for every available job opening and they may not have an automated ordnungsprinzip or the resources to notify applicants. Some job postings state that only candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted. In other cases, you simply dont know if youll hear back o r not. In addition, the hiring process can be lengthy with multiple interviews, and the employer may not notify applicants until they have filled the job. That could take weeks or months, depending on the position within the company. For candidates who are invited to interview, you may be notified by phone, email, or by an automated messaging system if you applied via an applicant management system. Check Your Messages Since you dont know how the company will contact you, check both email and voicemail at least daily, if not more often. You dont want to lose out on an interview because the company couldnt reach you in a timely manner. Also check your email spam box daily, since important emails do sometimes go astray and end up there. How Employers Contact Applicants Employers most frequently notify applicants by phone or email, but you may even receive a written letter inviting you to interview. The email message, letter, or phone call you receive will include details on wh o you will be meeting with. You may be assigned a pre-scheduled time or you may be offered a choice of interview times. If the company requires that you prepare materials (like a lesson plan for a teaching job, for example) you will be informed as to what you should bring and how you should prepare. You should also be notified about the format of the interview. For example, the company should let you know if you are meeting with a group of individuals rather than a single interviewer. Heres a list of the main ways employers invite job applicants to interview, with samples of the messages and letters you will receive General interview invitationInterview invitation offering reimbursementPanel interview invitationSecond interview invitationInterview invitation asking a candidate to select an interview datePhone call invitation with a specific interview datePhone call invitation with options for interview datesPhone call invitation asking a candidate to select an interview date Cont acting the Employer As a general rule, hiring departments tasked with reviewing hundreds of job applications do not appreciate being approached by nervous candidates who want confirmation that their application has been received and reviewed. Should you contact them, you run the risk of being perceived as needy and annoying which is not the initial impression you want to present. If after a few weeks you absolutely have to have peace of mind, you might send an email (not a phone call) that very simply reiterates your interest in the position and your hope that, if the job is still being searched, that they will give your resume consideration. Do not ask about the position of your application. At this point, youve done the most you can do. If the employer wants to contact you, they will. Accepting or Declining a Job Interview Once offered an interview, you need to be able to provide a courteous and articulate response first impressions are important. Take a look at a sample in terview acceptance letter you can use to confirm your interview and an example of a letter declining an interview when you are no longer interested in the job. Although you may find them stressful, job interviews are actually an exciting chance for you to display your talents and enthusiasm while shopping for a wonderful new employer. A little preparation before the interview will go a long way in building your confidence and ensuring that you shine.