Taking a Drop - Re-Interviewing After the Fact

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Taking a Drop: Re-Interviewing After the Fact

If you lost your golf ball, you can take a "drop:" you drop the ball at or around the last known whereabouts of your ball. Sure, it'll cost you a penalty stroke, so you probably won't win the hole, but your misstep doesn't take you out of the game.

Arnold Palmer often hit balls out of the fairway - and he's one of the greatest golfers ever.

And who could forget Tiger Woods' first Masters win? He won by a record margin, but he hit many, many balls out of the designed field of play during the final round.

Both golfers are masters (pardon the pun) at regrouping after a misstep.

Successful job hunters are, too. If an interview goes awry and an offer isn't made, savvy seekers call employers back for informational purposes. In essence, it's like taking a drop: they know they won't get that job, but they're still in the tournament.

Interested in taking a drop/re-interviewing after the fact? Great! Keep these tips in mind:

Salvage par. Since the hiring manager has already picked someone for the job - and it wasn't you - ask for information only. Ask what the winning candidate had that you didn't. Was it your experience or degree? Was it the way you interviewed? Does he or she have any tips to help you for the next company you interview with?

Use the right club. Using a Big Bertha driver on a 150 yard Par 3 is overkill. Likewise, using a sand wedge off the tee on a 514 yard Par 5 almost guarantees you won't win that round - let alone the hole. Ask the hiring manager if you used too much or too little club during your initial round of interviewing. There is a difference between a 5 and 7 iron, after all, and the hiring manager might be willing to act as your surrogate caddie and offer advice.

Birdies lead to eagles. Golfers earn a birdie by shooting one stroke under par for the hole; they earn eagles by going two under. Job hunters, by re-interviewing after the fact, put a "birdie" in hiring managers' ears, which may eventually lead to landing a position in the company (i.e. flying like an eagle).

IN THE CARAVAN: Take a drop and interview after the fact by salvaging par, using the right club and putting a birdie in their ears.

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