Whether you\u2019ve just had an interview or have been waiting for news for over a week, here's some advice on what to do while waiting for a response after an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve all been there, waiting by the phone and checking emails to see if anything has come through. Waiting for a response after an interview can be nerve-wracking but there are things you can do to help get through this stage of the job-hunting process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve been waiting a while for contact from the company you interviewed with it\u2019s easy to think the worst: you didn\u2019t get the job. However, don\u2019t assume the result is negative. Silence doesn\u2019t always mean you didn\u2019t get the job. There may be other reasons why the company hasn\u2019t got back to you. The most common is that they are interviewing other candidates or just haven\u2019t had time to call you yet. Waiting for news about the outcome of the interview is likely to be dominating your thoughts. This makes sense: it\u2019s about you! There will probably be lots of other things going on for your interviewers though. Stay patient and keep positive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hopefully you\u2019ll have done this by now, but it\u2019s courtesy to send a thank-you email to your interviewer(s) after you\u2019ve had your interview. There\u2019s not much you can do while waiting for a response after an interview but sending a thank you note is a positive action which you can use to reinforce your interest in the role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you\u2019re waiting to hear if you got your dream role there\u2019s not much more you can do when the interview is over so move on and start applying for other positions. This will keep your mind focused on things you can control: future applications. Instead of worrying, you can use your time to influence things that might actually help in your job search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting for a response after an interview is always going to be difficult, especially if it\u2019s a job you really<\/em> want. There\u2019s nothing worse than fixating on that all important phone call, so get positive and get active. You\u2019ll find this helps the time pass quicker, and if the worst happens you\u2019ll already be building momentum for your next opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whether you\u2019ve just had an interview or have been waiting for news for over a week, here's some advice on what to do while waiting for a response after an interview. How to deal with post-interview silence We\u2019ve all been there, waiting by the phone and checking emails to see if anything has come through. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"What to do when waiting for a response after an interview - The Job Studio","_seopress_titles_desc":"When you really want the job, waiting for a response after an interview can be agonising. Give yourself something to concentrate on with these practical steps.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7775,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379\/revisions\/7775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejobstudio.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}