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How to Follow up After a Job Interview

We get it. Applying for a job is no easy task. It can take hours to find a job that looks like a good fit, […]

There’s still work to be done! Want to stand out from your competition and make another positive impression? Or howbout set yourself up for another great job if this one doesn’t pan out? Check out the tips below for 5 things you should do after every job interview.

5 things to do immediately after a job interview

If you were given 3 wishes before a job interview (and you weren't allowed to wish to skip it), what would you wish for? Our guess is that you’d wish: To be completely prepared, To knock the hiring manager’s socks off, And for 0 awkward silences. Well, your wish is our command! There’s just one catch.

Smart things job interview success

Here at Scouted, we talk with a lot of candidates and help them with interview prep to help them feel ready for the big day. One of the things we always remind our candidates is that in a job interview, they’re not the only one being interviewed. That’s right. Not all the pressure is on you! Besides asking questions about the office you might work in someday (which you should do) we made a list of some other things to be aware of. Read the post below and keep your eyes open for some telling office “body language” that may tell you if it’s the place for you or not.

8 things pay attention interviewing job

There really are a thousand ways to sink a job interview. A job interview is a tricky kind of social parlor game with major life implications. It can seem like a highly-choreographed dance of etiquette and enthusiasm that can bring you to the next progressive stage of your life, or can leave you walking to your car in a daze of confusion of embarrassment. From our perspective, when you put all the choreography aside, there’s one thing a candidate needs to do in a job interview that’s so fundamental, many people forget to even consider it, and as a result, forget to even do it. It’s something that people assume they’re doing, even if they’re not.

One thing even executives forget job interviews

Phone interviews have become increasingly common simply because more jobs are receiving more and more applicants per listing. If you receive in invitation for a phone interview, you can pretty much expect it to be round one of a few rounds of interviews before the final candidate is chosen for the job. While you may have more competition at the round of a phone interview, we have a few tips that may help you stand out, even before your face-to-face with your prospective employer.

How to rock phone interview

Scouted Early Stage Startup Employee

The starting lineup ian robert head of growth scouted

Hiring managers check social media

Ok so not all jobs are what you might have hoped them to be and that’s ok! There’s more fish in the sea. So what do you do when it’s time to turn down a job offer?

Right way turn job offer

Unlike most things that you likely put on your resume, studying abroad probably isn’t something you intentionally realize will make you desirable to employers. The truth is, your employer may not realize it either. It’s up to you to reflect on your past experiences and connect them to the tangible skills you have gained.

Studying abroad makes hirable