I have a very weak connection at the company I'm interviewing at. Should I get in touch?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

Hoping someone here can share some advice regarding my situation.

I applied to company X a couple weeks ago. I found out after I sent my application that I had been introduced to the team's supervisor a year ago over email when I was an undergraduate student. At the time, I had asked her if there were any internships available and she (very nicely and apologetically) said no. I never had a phone call with her or met her in person.

Naturally, after I found out she was the team lead for this vacancy, I sent her an href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/email">email to reconnect, saying I had now graduated and applied for this opening on her team. She sent me a simple "I'll keep an eye out for your application!"

A couple weeks pass, and I had an href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/interview">interview with HR that went very well. The HR rep just told me that it's down to me and an internal candidate, and that the team lead AKA "my weak connection" is going to have the final say as to whether I am brought in for an in-href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/person">person meeting. The HR rep said I am a perfect fit for the role, but I have to be aware that internal candidates are given priority.

Should I reach out to my weak connection? After all, the fate of my application rests in her hands. I'm very conflicted because I have already let her know I applied for the position and she may not want to be bothered a second time. She also might not appreciate the intel that the HR rep shared with me regarding the internal candidate too. But, I'm also worried that she's thinking, "Well he knows me by name and href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/email">email, why hasn't he reached out? If he's not making the extra effort, maybe I should stick with the internal hire."

Still, she's barely a connection as we've never even spoken over the phone. I might still be another stranger to her.

I know I'm over-analyzing this. I appreciate any advice that someone can offer! This is absolutely my dream job, and I don't want to blow my chances.

manpreet 2 years ago

Your weak connection already knows that you are the other candidate, right? (he/she said: "I'll keep an eye out for your application!" a couple of weeks ago, right?). Then I'd say that there is not much more that you can do. If it was me, I would just wait for an official answer.

Still, you can try to reach her out again, if you wish - and you have something new supporting your application. But I would definitely not disclose the information that the HR href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/person">person told you about the other href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/candidate">candidate. That could be very risky.