When to Follow Up After a Job Interview: A Guide for Job Seekers

Description

• Harrison advises job seekers to apply to a lot of places and not wait around for job offers.
• If a law firm takes longer to respond to an application or interview, it may be a sign that they're scared about the economy.
• Job seekers should focus on finding firms that have work and business and can afford to pay them.
• Contacting a firm to check on the status of an application may remind them that they don't have enough work, which may not be helpful for the job seeker

Transcript

Transcript:

So I get it, people are desperate and the economy's not good. If you don't get a lot of applications out there, you're gonna continue waiting. You need to apply to a lot of places. This is what I do with my candidates. What do you do next? That means they're interviewing other people. What it probably means though realistically, is the law firm is scared about the economy.

You said it's gonna be one week, now it's two weeks. So they're frightened. You may never hear anything, none of this stuff ends. Law firms are frightened about the economy. You need to find firms that have work and have business and can afford to pay you. That's as simple as it is. It's just that's all there is to it.

People unfortunately don't do that. They sit around waiting for job offers, and you can do that. If you contact the firm, you're just gonna remind them that they don't have the work, and that's not going to help you as much as you like.