{"id":2824,"date":"2017-02-03T08:28:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=2824"},"modified":"2017-02-03T08:29:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:29:05","slug":"pleasantly-persistent-5-rules-for-effectively-following-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/pleasantly-persistent-5-rules-for-effectively-following-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleasantly Persistent: 5 Rules for Effectively Following Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Elliott Bell
\n<\/a>Re-posted from The Muse<\/a> 2\/3\/2017<\/p>\n

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I had a conversation with a friend the other day about his job search that went something like this:<\/p>\n

Friend: I wrote to him last week and still haven\u2019t heard back. It\u2019s so frustrating.
\n<\/em>Me: Why not follow up and check in?
\n<\/em>Friend: I don\u2019t want to be annoying.<\/em><\/p>\n

I understand the fear. No one wants to be annoying<\/a> or bothersome to a professional contact, especially when you want a job, meeting, sales dollars, or something else very important from that person.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the rub. The average person can get a few hundred emails a day. That makes it pretty tough to respond to all of them, and things naturally fall to the bottom of the list. If you don\u2019t get a response, it doesn\u2019t mean that someone\u2019s ignoring you\u2014it just may mean that he or she is too busy.<\/p>\n

So, to the question: Should you follow up? Absolutely. In fact, it\u2019s your job. And how often should you do so? My philosophy is: As many times as it takes. The important thing is to do it the right way. Or, as I call it, to be \u201cpleasantly persistent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are a few tips<\/a> on how to (nicely) follow up with that hiring manager, sales lead, or VIP\u2014and get the answer you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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