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Thank you note? No thanks. |
| Message Name: |
Rules for the sake of rules |
| Date Posted: |
05/19/2006 |
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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: |
I think thank you notes were dreamed up by an HR professional who was having a slow day and was thinking of ways to torture interviewees. They are an all-around bad idea and whiff of inefficiency, waste and brown-nosing. I completely agree that the overall hypocrisy of the hiring process (at least in academia) can be alleviated a bit by the elimination of thank you notes.
Also, to add to your observation on conceitedness, only a very arrogant person can feel happy and fulfilled to receive such insincere, forced crap in the mail.
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