WHAT ABOUT WRITING A FOLLOWUP LETTER—MONTHS LATER—TO THAT JOB YOU NEVER HEARD BACK FROM?

Go ahead. Write one expressing that you are still interested. Was there a job opening for which you were chomping at the bit to interview? You applied and were never called? Or maybe you applied to a hot lead you heard about through a friend. Or maybe you blindly targeted a company with an introductory letter about yourself and never so much as received the courtesy of a response. You were dying to work for them and you thought the company went into business just for you—that’s how good a match you thought yourself to be. Now it is months later. You wonder who got the job. It’s a long-shot but who can say for sure? Go on; send them a friendly “just-a-note” by email or postal carrier. What’s the harm in reminding them you are still interested? Keep yourself alive in their minds. Of course, the desired post was filled by now—or pulled for lack of money. If it was filled, perhaps it isn’t a match made in Heaven. Perfect timing for you. And if the job opening was cancelled due to economics and company fright, perhaps it’s a different story and a new day nine months later. So go ahead…write a follow up inquiry.

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