Career and Life Planning Guidebook for Medical Residents

Follow Up with Your Point Contact Thepoint contact ismost likely thephysician recruiter or person who helped facilitate your onsite interview. This point contact is the bridge between you and the interview team (the decision-makers) and is in a position to influence the decision-making process. Decisions about candidates are often made quickly, so it's important to send your follow-up email immediately, the same day if possible. You want your point contact to remember you and sending a follow up email after the interview can make a good impression. The follow-up email doesn’t have to be long. Keep it short and sweet. Below are samples of points you may want to communicate: Thank you for the taking the time to facilitate the interview, travel, community tour, facility tour, etc. A summary of one or two sentences indicating why the position is an excellent match given your values, interests, and needs. Supply any additional information that will ad- dress areas of concern that you were unable to fully address during the interview. Request the names, titles, and contact infor- mation for each person with whom you met. You believe the position is an excellent fit and you would welcome the opportunity to join their organization. Send Thank-You Notes Ideally, write a personal thank-you note by hand, or at the very least, email each interviewer individually. A recent survey conducted byTopResume confirmed that a job candidate thank-you note (or lack thereof) impacts that person’s chances of landing the job. When asked, “After interviewing a candidate, does receiving a thank-you email/note impact your decision-making process?” 68 percent of hiring managers and recruiters replied that yes, it matters. (7) Thank them for their time and the information they provided during the interview. Confirm your interest in the position if applicable. In addition, consider forwarding a separate com- munication expressing your gratitude to any helpful This point contact is the bridge between you and the interview team. SECTION II: T MINUS TWO YEARS CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING GUIDEBOOK FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS 262