The Social Media Way to Follow Up After an Interview - CareerEnlightenment.com

Make your profile interview-ready by evaluating it from the perspective of the hiring manager. Are your messages helping to support the answers to your interview questions or your personal brand?Finally, sending the invite to an interviewer is a great way to build in a thank you note. Sure, you hear career coaches say to send a paper thank you note. But a LinkedIn invite with a thank-you written into the customized message area will gain you far more advantages than just having your Hallmark card tossed away.As an MBA, I interviewed for GE’s leadership training program. Although I came very close to getting into the program, I wasn’t accepted. Despite this fact, I’ve kept in touch with my interviewer for the last six years. We often ask each other questions and provide each other with resources in our mutual yet distinct careers.What’s wrong with that?After all, if you were genuine and made a good impression in an interview, there is no reason to have a huge breakup if you do n’t get the job. Believe me, it wasn’t personal! And you might as well get some benefit from it.