Do ask at the end of the interview when the employer expects to make the hiring decision.
Do be proactive and consider follow-up a strategic part of your job search process. Follow-up can give you just the edge you need to get the job offer over others who interviewed for the position.
Do use these follow-up techniques to continue to show your enthusiasm and desire for the position, but don’t make it seem as though you are desperate.
Do obtain the correct titles and names of all the people who interviewed you. Get business cards of everyone you met with!
Do write individual thank you notes or letters to each person who interviewed you -- within two business days. Each letter can be essentially the same, but try to vary each a bit in case recipients compare notes.
Don't ever have any errors (misspellings or typos) in your thank you letters.
Don't worry so much about hand-written versus typed thank you letters, but don’t make a mistake by sending it through the wrong medium; make sure you know the best method of reaching the employer, whether by regular mail, email, or fax.
In your thank you letter, do show appreciation for the employer’s interest in you and do remind the employer about why you are the perfect person for the position.
Do alert your references -- if you have not done so already -- that they may be getting a phone call from the employer.
Don't stop job-hunting, even if you feel confident that you will get a job offer. Do continue to interview and attempt to find other opportunities.
Do follow-up with a telephone call to the employer within a week to ten days (or sooner, if the employer had a shorter timetable) to ask about the position. And do continue to build rapport and sell your strengths during the phone call.
Do be patient. The hiring process often takes longer than the employer expects.
Do continue following-up, especially if the employer asks you to. Just don’t go overboard and annoy or bother the employer.
Don't burn any bridges if you do not get a job offer. And do try and turn the situation into a positive by bringing the interviewer(s) into your network, possibly even asking them for referrals to other contacts.
