<p>After applying for a summer internship, having a phone interview and sending an immediate short email thank you and, knowing they contacted your references do you just wait? Or would it be okay to make another contact restating your interest and offering to provide additional information?</p>
<p>It seems a little tricky to me dont want overkill but would like to stay in their view. Also since its hopeful that this could work out its hard to decide whether or not to continue looking. As nice at it is to get different offers it may not be a great move to say no. It feels like a bit of a predicament any advice?</p>
<p>I think the benefit of further contact at this point would depend on two things - what they told you about when you would hear from them and how much time has passed.</p>
<p>As to whether or not to keep looking, I would say that particularly with theatre related activities and internships, in my experience, it's never wise to count on just one coming through.</p>
<p>Would love to hear any other thoughts on this topic as D has been in this situation in the past and knowing what the appropriate amount of contact is can be tough. You don't want to annoy/scare away a place you're really interested in, but it's also a gamble - do you accept the offer from the first place, when you don't know if others have finished hiring without you or maybe will be starting hiring next week.<br>
Thanks for any input or past experiences you may have to share.</p>
<p>Here's another etiquette question... my D was doing some regional auditions for summer and received a callback with some short notice; she rushed to the bus to get home in time. She had forgotten her extra head shots/resumes. During the callback (she was cast) one of the auditionors pulled her aside and asked what future plans she had, if she had an extra headshot/resume, and told her he felt she was very talented. :-) (Proud mommy pause!) She was so flustered (she is still fairly new to all of this) that she didn't ask for his card or anyting! There were two male auditionors and she has the names of both, but she doesn't know which one was which. She would love to do some follow up, and would like to NOT wait until summer to figure out who was whom. Any suggestions as to what she should do next without stepping on anyones toes?</p>
<p>snoggie, did she give the two male auditors her headshots and resumes? If so, they know how to contact her.</p>
<p>NotMamaRose, She had given a headshot and resume at the initial audition, but as it was for multiple shows, she is not sure where it is or who has it. I do assume the 2 men have access to it, even if they don't have 'ownership' of it.</p>
<p>Hmm, then what I would do would be to email both of them separately to thank them for their time.</p>
<p>I am a career counselor at a large university. What I would recommend to a student who got an offer but was still waiting to hear from others is to try to "buy time" from the first company. We always advise students never to take an offer on the spot but to take at least 24 hours to think it over. We also advise them to try to negotiate for a longer time period to make a decision if necessary. When doing this, students should always express thanks and enthusiasm about the first offer. Lastly, if a student accepts an offer from Company A, he/should should never renege on that offer if he/she gets a better offer from Company B. This is unethical and could come back to haunt them sometime later in their career. It is better to take the time to make a good decision rather than to jump at the first thing that comes along. Hope this is helpful!</p>