A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Technical Theatre: Section 6
The Aftermath
After all the preparation, rehearsal, execution, and follow-up, after the interviews have finished… what's next?
Suddenly there's… no closure.
There may be another round of interviews. There may be a conversation with follow-up questions. Or it may simply be a waiting game. And that can be its own source of frustration and doubt, the moment when the gnawing insecurities might emerge: Woulda, shoulda, coulda.
Revisit, once again, the list of things in your marketing toolkit that could be cleaned up, added, revised, or eliminated. Update that résumé. Rewrite that bio. Create a new cover letter. Tweak your website. Keep moving forward.
There's every chance the job will be offered to someone else, and you'll never receive a formal rejection phone call or email. You may never learn what tipped the balance in another candidate's favor. If you decide to reach out and inquire about the status of the hiring process, the only confirmation you didn't get the job may be the ghosting you receive when no one returns your calls.
If nothing else, let this be a reminder that someday, when you're doing the hiring instead of the seeking, the kind thing is to let applicants know they didn't get the job. That simple courtesy allows people to move on in their job-search quest, rather than remain frozen in limbo.
On the other hand…
You might get the call saying you got the job.
Congrats! Wow!
Now what?
