Do obtain the correct titles and names of all the people who interviewed you. (Ideally, do get each person’s business card.)

Do ask at the end of the interview when the employer expects to make the hiring decision.

Do alert your references — if you have not done so already — that they may be getting a phone call from the employer.

Do be proactive and consider follow-up with your recruitment representative.  Follow-up can give you just the edge you need to get the job offer over others who interviewed for the position.

Do continue following-up, especially if the employer asks you to. Remember the adage about the squeaky wheel getting the oil. Just don’t go overboard and annoy or bother the employer.

Do use other job offers as leverage in your follow-up — to get the offer you really want.

Do use these follow-up techniques to continue to show your enthusiasm and desire for the position, but don’t make it seem as though you are desperate.

Do be patient. The hiring process often takes longer than the employer expects.

Do follow-up with a telephone call to the recruitment representative within a week to ten days (or sooner, if the employer had a shorter timetable) to ask about the position. And do continue to build rapport and sell your strengths during the phone call.