Interviews
- How do you write a follow-up email after an interview?Send a short thank-you within a day, then a polite check-in if the date they gave you passes. Keep each email to a few lines, and make it easy to reply.
- How long after an interview should you hear back?Often within a week or two, but it varies a lot by employer, role and number of candidates. If you have heard nothing past the date they gave you, a polite follow-up is fine.
- What questions should you ask at the end of an interview?Ask three or four questions that show you have thought about the job: what success looks like, how the team works, and what happens next. Skip anything you could have found on their website.
Offers
- How do you reply to a job offer email?Thank them, then do one of four things: accept, ask for more money, ask for more time, or decline. Each reply should be short, warm and clear.
- How do you negotiate salary after a job offer?Thank them, show you want the job, then ask for a specific figure with a reason. Be ready for a no, and know what else you would accept instead.
Scams and red flags
- How do you spot a fake job posting?Check that the advert and the recruiter's email both trace back to the employer's own website, and treat any request for money, bank details or a move to WhatsApp or Telegram as a stop sign.
- What are ghost jobs, and how do you spot one?A ghost job is an advert for a role the employer is not actively trying to fill. You can't always tell, but long-open, reposted, vague adverts are the usual giveaways.