So, I’m thinking of taking @mermaid1’s suggestion and sending a follow-up email to the hiring manager at the facility where I interviewed on Friday. I replaced names with asterisks, but this is what I came up with:
Hello ******, I wanted to thank you and ****** (I do not have his email address) for giving me the opportunity to interview this past Friday. I thought of a couple questions that I did not think of when I was talking to ******. If I was to be hired would I be paid weekly or biweekly? Also, would I train on days before getting moved to midnights, or would I start out on midnights? Either way is fine with me; I really want this job. I am just curious.
I don’t think you should write things like “I really want this job” it makes you seem desperate.
Obviously you want the job, otherwise you wouldn’t have interviewed for it.
@Pikasaur, that’s a good point; I don’t want to seem desperate. I’m divided on whether or not I should send such an email at all. It seems like a “thank you” and a couple questions would be fine, but idk. If I do it I will leave out the “I really want this job” part.
I still say an email is inappropriate. It should be a more formal handwritten note, mailed or dropped off. Also this is an opportunity to sell yourself again. What can you do for them? How would you fulfill the requirements of the position?
I don’t know, maybe the whole thing is just a dumb idea. My interviewer told me I would know in a few days, so maybe if I haven’t heard back by Wednesday I’ll give thought to doing this.
I think you should send a thank you email or a handwritten note. I interview people for positions at my job and the best candidates always do.
I would save the questions for when they offer you a position. You said yourself that it doesn’t matter either way, so just use this as an opportunity to thank the interviewer and restate your interest in the job. You could also say that after meeting with them you are confident that your skills and experience will be well suited for the position. If you can think of something specific even better. But keep it brief.