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Thank you note? No thanks. |
| Message Name: |
Think of it as a Thank You Tool |
| Date Posted: |
05/11/2006 |
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I am a university professor, and my department just concluded a few interviews for professor positions.
When one of our candidates sent thank you notes, I was stunned, and now I'm reading all about the importance of thank you notes as a follow-up to the interview.
I think this is ridiculous. We are forced to invite several candidates from all around the world to fly to Fresno to do their little dog and pony show for us, to try to convince us that they are the best candidate.
This is nothing less than pure humiliation for these people, I really feel their suffering. To thank us for it is just plain ingratiating, and to me it shows a complete disregard for one's own self-esteem. Let's be honest with ourselves and our job candidates: the interview process is a necessary evil that does not merit a thank-you from anyone who thinks highly of him/herself.
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| Message: |
The Thank You is a tool and a very successful one. It gives job seekers a way to remind the interviewers of who they are and what they can do for a company/organization. It also indicates continued interest--which is important to employers--we want to hire people who want the job. The Thank You is also indicative of a certain level of professionalism.
Job seekers--use this "silly tool".
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