I have never done it and I just don't get the point in it. Is there any harm in not doing this?

2/15/2007 10:48:13 PM

sounds gay

but i'm unemployed

2/15/2007 10:54:58 PM

because it's comon curtesy

and it tickles the employers taint and they like that

2/15/2007 10:59:46 PM

which is like what? asking you to stand up? its like i say to you, "if you stand up you can save loads of money"

"no thanks, im so rich i think i'll keep my seat"

2/15/2007 11:00:17 PM

some managers won't hire you even if they liked you if you dont sent a thank you letter. no shit.

2/15/2007 11:03:11 PM

it's expected, but it's also your choice. i've never sent a card. but i do thank you emails.

[Edited on February 15, 2007 at 11:10 PM. Reason : .]

2/15/2007 11:10:16 PM

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2/15/2007 11:19:19 PM

I send them when I can, as in any time I get a business card with a name and address.

2/15/2007 11:20:25 PM

I tried sending my first "thank you" email after an interview with Fidelity Investments yesterday and was called back today (the window was 10 days) with an offer.

Good advice, FTW.

2/16/2007 12:05:26 AM

common sense is more like it

2/16/2007 12:16:38 AM

^^ did you that email right after, on the same day as your interview or the day after?

2/16/2007 12:23:08 AM

you should always follow up with a thank you, after an interview. email is usually best for tech related jobs, a letter or card maybe for non-tech related jobs (i dont know anything about non-tech jobs).

except...

except when you are competing with me for the same position, in which case you should NOT send a thank you note after the interview.

2/16/2007 12:36:15 AM

never done it


never not gotten a job


but i work at golf courses

2/16/2007 12:41:39 AM

I wouldn't skip sending a thank you note - an email or a card works. I've received both recently after interviews, and I think both leave a good impression with the interviewer(s).

2/16/2007 12:46:29 AM

ok seriously I did not know that the thank you letter was a good idea. I"ll have to do that next time.

2/16/2007 1:34:18 AM

Never done it, and ive had an offer from every job ive interviewed for.

but yea, probably a good idea and ill do it when i interview again.

2/16/2007 1:48:18 AM

Send a thank you email/letter appreciating their time and what they did/showed you if they did anything like that. It lets them know you paid attention while there and that you are interested in the job.

Me personally I'm not like that but my boss is. It's the proper thing to do. It doesn't have to be long.

2/16/2007 7:34:17 AM

I got my current job by sending a thank you email. A couple weeks after they hired me he told me that there were a couple other people they were interested in as well but I was the only one who sent a thank you email/letter.

2/16/2007 7:45:14 AM

I've been with my current company 7 years, and to this day, I always send my CEO a thank you note (hand written, NOT email) every time I have an outisde opportunity to do something spectacular through the company... I also seem to get more of said opportunities because he knows how much I appreciate them.
Never a bad idea!

2/16/2007 7:53:20 AM

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"I also seem to get more of said opportunities because he knows how much I appreciate them i have boobs and a vagina. "

2/16/2007 7:56:53 AM

yes, i got a job that way (i was told this by the employer)

there were other applicants, all of us were qualified, but i'm the only one who sent a thank you note.

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2/16/2007 8:46:59 AM

I just sent a thank you for an interview I had yesterday afternoon.

2/16/2007 9:00:17 AM

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"did you that email right after, on the same day as your interview or the day after?"

same day.

2/16/2007 11:11:20 AM

Definitely send a thank you note... most really like seeing that. A hand written note is best, but an email will do.

2/16/2007 11:14:29 AM

to all you people saying that the thank you card got you the job:

Are you just assuming that the card got you the offer or did the hiring manager actually tell you this?
What's to say that you wouldn't have gotten the job without the card? Or are you thinking that one time when you didn't send the card you didn't get the offer so that must be the reason why?

Correlation =/= Causation

I still stand by my stance that this is gay and bullshit.

Plus, what if someone doesn't have the extra money to buy the card or continual access to e-mail, this is technically discrimination is it not?

[Edited on February 16, 2007 at 11:21 AM. Reason : ]

2/16/2007 11:20:50 AM

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"sounds gay but i'm unemployed "

hahaa classic!

2/16/2007 11:24:57 AM

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"Plus, what if someone doesn't have the extra money to buy the card or continual access to e-mail, this is technically discrimination is it not?"

My grandmother puts a $20 in every letter she writes. All she asks for is a letter. My cousin insists she doesn't have the money to buy stamps. A 39 cent investment for a $20...


This is the same thing. I'm sure someone can cough up the $1 for a PACK of notecards (that you can get at Target) and the 39 cents for a stamp to increase their chances of getting a job.

[Edited on February 16, 2007 at 12:03 PM. Reason : .]

2/16/2007 12:03:18 PM

you always send a thank you card reminding them why you're good for the position and thanking them for your time and telling them that you look forwarding to hearing from them soon.

thank you emails are tacky unless it was a phone interview or you didnt have any kind of face to face interview.

2/16/2007 12:20:02 PM

fuck it

i'm tacky then

2/16/2007 1:46:32 PM

I always send Thank You cards. If it is a competitive job with a lot of equally qualified candidates, that card might be the one thing to make you stand out and get you the job.

[Edited on February 16, 2007 at 2:07 PM. Reason : E-mails work too. ]

2/16/2007 1:51:58 PM

i send thank you emails. it's a lot faster for them to receive it so they don't forget you if you made a positive impression on them.

2/16/2007 1:58:49 PM

I sent an email and will in the future. Whether it got me the job or not (I mean, it's not like I'm qualified or anything...), I'd rather not take my chances.

2/16/2007 2:12:29 PM

I'm a corp. recruiting mgr. for a fortune 200 company, working with Senior Level IT Infrastructure Mgrs across N. America so I've got some value input on this one...

In the end, these thank you letters don't really matter. Nice gesture if emailed I suppose - doesn't hurt, doesnt help. Just nice gesture and keeps the thought on you provided somewhere in there you throw a persuasive pitch in there summarizing how you bring value to the role. Just keep it short. Now, if you mail this shit, you look too zeroed in on the opportunity and hiring teams will play hardball with negotiating. Plus it's just too much...I've seen see it happen and I don't recommend it.

Trust me when I say that your rapport level and demonstrated experience in the areas the hiring teams will always hover. Not your school, or GPA, what cert. you got, how many times you thank them. It's all about what they can leverage out of you; and if you fail in one of those areas you can send 100 thank you letters and you're still wasting your time. The only way you can get the role despite lacking in this is to be networked with a strong referral, or known someone that the hiring team trusts.

That's about it (in general)

[Edited on February 16, 2007 at 2:28 PM. Reason : abc]

2/16/2007 2:25:10 PM

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"thank you emails are tacky unless it was a phone interview or you didnt have any kind of face to face interview."

wrong.

2/16/2007 2:36:16 PM

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"thank you emails are tacky unless it was a phone interview or you didnt have any kind of face to face interview."

well i guess im tacky too.

but i notice that mcangel1218 majored in "human communication"

i majored in non-human communication. (EE)

engineers really dont want to receive cards. hell, i generally hate any sort of human contact. dont even call me okay? just send an email.

2/16/2007 2:56:50 PM

So true. I remember the developers being exactly like that when I worked at a database company. It was funny though, because I sat between them and the salespeople. When they bumped into each other it was like watching rival species interact.

2/16/2007 4:26:08 PM

I've gotten an offer from every (serious) interview where I haven't sent a thank you letter...which has been about 5 times.

I've never got an offer after sending a thank you letter (about 3 times).

Now I don't think that sending a thank you letter caused me to lose the offer of course, but I think they're a little overrated. It depends a lot on your field IMO; I'm a CSC grad so they're probably not as expected as somebody looking for a position that interacts more often and more directly with a customer.

2/16/2007 4:42:41 PM

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"to all you people saying that the thank you card got you the job: Are you just assuming that the card got you the offer or did the hiring manager actually tell you this? What's to say that you wouldn't have gotten the job without the card? Or are you thinking that one time when you didn't send the card you didn't get the offer so that must be the reason why? Correlation =/= Causation I still stand by my stance that this is gay and bullshit. "

The guy I had my interview with (who is now my boss) told me that my thank-you email is what made them decide to choose me out of the three of us that they liked.

2/16/2007 4:45:42 PM

i have always gotten a positive response after sending in a card. get some personalized professional stationary. it's a winnar.

2/16/2007 4:47:34 PM

Send one. I've gotten offered 3/4 positions right after I sent a "Thank You" letter. The point is that the letter shows you are interested and excited about the job and are thankful someone interviewed you for a place in their company. Show some gratitude.

The 1/4 position in which I didn't get an offer probably had something to do with me mentioning "teleportation" as the future of transportation, but it's their loss anyway...

2/16/2007 5:54:38 PM

who cares if its gay or tacky, as long as you get the job.....that's what counts.

2/16/2007 5:57:54 PM

This should be called "The Supplication Thread."

2/16/2007 6:00:25 PM

my cousin works for MIT, when she got promoted to where she started doing interviews as well the person who hired her told her that there was one other person they were considering for her job but that person didn't send a thank you note, while my cousin did and hence she got the job. I guess it depends on the company/organization you are going to work for but it definitely can't hurt and it can definitely help

2/16/2007 6:03:08 PM

If a thank you e-mail/card makes the difference, then I didn't want to be working there anyway.

superficial, wasteful, and meaningless

2/16/2007 6:03:23 PM

dude

you met orson?

2/16/2007 6:05:03 PM