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Thank you note? No thanks. |
| Message Name: |
this is fascinating |
| Date Posted: |
06/04/2006 |
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This is a tough one -- people are going to have their opinions on this regardless. I would never just send an e-mail or a little card thanking someone for an interview, but I have on more than one occasion sent thank you letters following interviews -- and I usually get the job I am going for. However, it's not just a "thanks for the interview," but rather a chance to recap how my experience is relevant to the position, and an opportunity to follow up on anything that might have come up during the interview. In other words, my thank you notes have some substance in them. Maybe that makes the difference? |
| Message: |
It has been drilled into me (I am a 1993 undergrad and a 2001 law school grad) that thank you notes are absolutely necessary following an interview. After many years of following this rule, I interviewed for a job and did not send a thank you note. It finally occurred to me that between my taking the day off from work, buying a new suit, paying for parking, etc etc, for a job I ultimately wasn't interested in -- why on earth would I thank them? And conversely, if I should, why shouldn't they also thank me?
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