I had a job interview at Del Taco 3 days ago. At the end of my interview, he said he would call back 1-2 days. I'm afraid I didn't get the job... But what keeps me wondering is, I though I really hit it off with the manager. What Should I do? Should I wait a little longer or should I call him today?
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Recommended Answer:NO. You should go back there in person. Restaurant managers hate taking phone calls -- they have to stop what they're doing and run across the restaurant, and they'll be automatically irritated with whoever is on the other end. I've seen managers decide not to hire someone just because they were "too lazy to show up in person." But they like it when someone shows the energy to follow up in person -- you look like you want the job, you look like a go-getter. Also, it's harder to say no to someone in person.
Three days is the ideal time to let an application/ first interview bake. Hiring decisions don't take place immediately, but there are also a lot of other people trying for the same job. Managers have to remember 50 or 60 people, you only have to remember one. Going in person to follow up will help put you at the head of the line.
Just stop in, try to talk to the same person and say you're just touching base to see how your application is coming. If the response you get is kind of meh, don't be discouraged. Go back three days later. Stay in their faces. Bugging them for a job will also score you points.
Keep your options open. Keep applying in other places. Having a couple of applications pending will dilute that sort of desperate feeling you get when you need a job and lock on to one potential opportunity.
And don't take it personally if you don't get it, just click "Next" and go on. There are a million reasons you might not have been picked, and not too many of them have to do with you personally! It could have just been the order your name fell in on a list, or something equally random.
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- You should, it shows that you are serious about getting the Job. The guy probably gets a lot of interviews, and will only hire the people who show they want it.
- Yes. It shows that you really want the job. It always makes me nervous though :P
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