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10:37

Business Producer - Hello chatters, and welcome to this week's Job Doc chat. Elaine Varelas will be here at noon to help with all of your job hunting or work-related issues. You can get your questions in starting now, and Elaine will start answering them at noon.

10:38

Business Producer - Also a scheduling note for our regular chatters: Next week, our chats move back to Mondays at noon. So, adjust your calendars accordingly.

11:58

Elaine Varelas - Hi Job Search Chatters. I hope all is going well for you as you approach the job market and the world of work. I'm happy to answer questions that help you to be as successful as you can in a "challenging" market.

11:59

[Comment From Scott]
When is the right time to follow up with a company? I was told last week that a meeting had been scheduled for yesterday to make a final decision for a role i was a finalist for and that they would be in touch. Should I call today to ask for an update or wait to hear from them? thanks.

11:59

Elaine Varelas - Scott - congratulations for getting this close to an offer, and I do hope it comes through for you.

12:00

Elaine Varelas - When companies tell you what the timeframe is, your follow up questions needs to make arrangements for who will initiate the phone call.

12:01

Elaine Varelas - And you always want that to be you - because it matters most to you! so tyr to keep things in your control. You'd want to say. Ok - you are meeting on Monday to make a final decision. Would Tuesday morning be a good time for me to call you and connect?

12:02

Elaine Varelas - That gives them the chnage to say - no I'll call you Monday night, or yes that would be fine. They have committed to taking your call.

12:02

Elaine Varelas - With the current circumstances as you outline them, make that call now - express your interest , and email us back to let us know what happened!

12:03

[Comment From BG]
How would you recommend best to approach a job search while still on the job. How do you tell the prospective employer that you have not told your current employer that you are looking? I know that many of the available positions are filled before even they are posted on the job sites or career section of the firm's website. What is the best way to hear about those opportunities? When meeting people at the work events, what contact information should you use to contact colleagues for informational interivews, as well as discussing things about your career? This is all very confusing. Thanks for your help.

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