Post client interview behaviour - email follow up/linkedin request?

[psychocandy]

To be honest, I generally try to find the client on Linked In beforehand.

BUT, do you invite them after the interview - or is that a bit stalker-ish or would you think it as being keen on the role? Difficult one.

To be honest, if it was me doing the recruiting I'd be wary if I hadn't made a decision. Opens yourself up to being contacted by non-successful candidates hassling you as to why you didn't pick them.

Also, always found the idea of sending interviewers a thank you letter afterwards a bit cringey and north american. Maybe Im wrong.

Stalking/guessing an interviewers email and doing likewise is also a bit strange isnt it?

Theres showing willingness and being keen and there's being a bit weird IMHO.

[GillsMan]

To be honest, I generally try to find the client on Linked In beforehand.

BUT, do you invite them after the interview - or is that a bit stalker-ish or would you think it as being keen on the role? Difficult one.

To be honest, if it was me doing the recruiting I'd be wary if I hadn't made a decision. Opens yourself up to being contacted by non-successful candidates hassling you as to why you didn't pick them.

Also, always found the idea of sending interviewers a thank you letter afterwards a bit cringey and north american. Maybe Im wrong.

Stalking/guessing an interviewers email and doing likewise is also a bit strange isnt it?

Theres showing willingness and being keen and there's being a bit weird IMHO.

Yeah all that is cringey. Find them on LinkedIn, view their profile, but leave it at that.

[Purple]

Ew, a thank you letter to the interviewer would be a big no in my book. Does anyone actually do this?
Checking on LinkedIn is ok but I wouldn't send a connect request until you know the outcome of the interview, I think it is a bit stalkerish and needy.

[psychocandy]

Quite common to send a thank you letter apparently with our north american friends.

[CloudWalker]

"Thank you for not hiring me" Really?

[RSoles]

I find the whole idea creepy.

[psychocandy]

"Thank you for not hiring me" Really?

no mate. missing the point. I guess you send a thank you for your time/seeing me etc.

Agreed. Creepy.

[Old Greg]

I sometimes send a follow up email or LinkedIn invitation, if I think the interview went well but I just wasn't right for that particular gig. I'm not sure why anyone would think it's creepy. Possibly people find it embarrassing, in the same way that they would find engaging in other sales activities embarrassing.

[northernladuk]

Is there any part of contracting that you can understand and make a decision on by yourself? Anyone can follow process and say everything is great just because the basic steps are in place. The real test of a person or system/process for that matter is when things go a bit off the rails. That is the test to see how good someone or something is. Do they understand enough to deal with the ambiguities of the situation. You clearly do not. Does this not worry you?

[quackhandle]

Is there any part of contracting that you can understand and make a decision on by yourself? Anyone can follow process and say everything is great just because the basic steps are in place. The real test of a person or system/process for that matter is when things go a bit off the rails. That is the test to see how good someone or something is. Do they understand enough to deal with the ambiguities of the situation. You clearly do not. Does this not worry you?

Come on you two, hug it out.

qh