Contact after interviews questions

[Flighty]

What is the consensus for etiquette of post-interview contact and when is the best time to notify programs? 😀

Thanks!

 

[KeratinPearls]

Contact them now.... Programs generally have an idea who they like. Contacting programs and expressing that you want to be at said program is VERY helpful.

I say if faculty like you and you call to show interest I think it may "up" your ranking.

 

[HbyHA]

Contact them now.... Programs generally have an idea who they like. Contacting programs and expressing that you want to be at said program is VERY helpful.

I say if faculty like you and you call to show interest I think it may "up" your ranking.

good advice. if you are languishing somewhere in the middle after your interview, expressing interest may help your cause at some places...

 

[TinyFish]

What's the best way to express interest, without sounding like an *****-kisser or sounding insincere? Especially if you're expressing interest to a place from which you've gotten no post-interview feedback?

 

[danaphosaurus]

This is my third year of interviews- I don't know what it is about this year but no one is sending thank-yous- I think it is common courtesy- I think you should send one at least to the program director- Sending emails to the residents you talked to and liked is also a nice touch I think- It is not hard to tell genuine letters from fake and we can usually tell when someone is not that interested-
This brings me to another topic- I feel like over the last 3 years the candidates have become harder to talk to during interview day and more disinterested- It could reflect our candidates but does anyone else feel this way- Maybe it is just me-

 

[HbyHA]

This brings me to another topic- I feel like over the last 3 years the candidates have become harder to talk to during interview day and more disinterested- It could reflect our candidates but does anyone else feel this way- Maybe it is just me-

i've been told we've been getting stronger and stronger candidates year after year. and our first year class this year is AMAZING!

 

[kras]

i actually was asked on an interview this year why i thought that the general strength of pathology candidates had been improving over the past few years, so i think it's a trend that has not gone unnoticed.

as far as post-interview contact, i got a few generic thanks for interviewing emails from PDs, and have gotten 2 personal emails from faculty members at the same program which makes me feel like i'm on their radar. a few residents have followed up with me post-interview as well. i've told the program i'm most interested in that i'm planning on ranking them first and i got a polite but noncommittal response. bottom line, it's still a crapshoot.