I have always sent Thank-you emails after my interview but it seems that sending a handwritten note could be a differentiator in this competitive market.Has anyone done this ? Do you just write a note on a sheet of paper or you use one of those generic Thank-you cards ??
I always spray mine with a bit a perfume and, after applying a generous coating of lipstick, give the note a little kiss.
If anyone licks my balls with a thank you card after an interview I’d kick him in the nuts.
A two line email does the job. Anything more makes you look like a desperate douchebag.
Can we have some serious responses ?
I think an email is fine. Sending it by mail you lose a couple days response time and the post office may just lose your letter entirely.
I am serious. My last interview was with a large bank. The next morning I sent separate emails to the 4 people who interviewed me. It was something like: “I just wanted to send a quick message thanking you for your time yesterday. Regardless of the outcome, this was a great experience and I appreciate the opportunity. My interest in the position has only grown. Thanks again, and best of luck.” I got the job.
Thanks guys. I have already sent the thank-you email. So ,I should hold off on the thank-you note ?
You sent a thank you email…now you want to send a thank you note!!! haaha, might as well send a singing telegram or a stripper to the office. It would look really desperate to send a note after an email.
The other day, a friend of mine interviewed an internal candidate for an open position at his firm. The day after the interview, he found a hand written thank you note under his door and attached to the note was a small weird shaped cardboard type piece that said on the front “NAME I am the missing piece of the puzzle”. Six other people that the candidate met with during the interview received the same note with a different piece of this puzzle. Needless to say, she did not get the job.
thommo77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The other day, a friend of mine interviewed an > internal candidate for an open position at his > firm. > > The day after the interview, he found a hand > written thank you note under his door and attached > to the note was a small weird shaped cardboard > type piece that said on the front “NAME I am the > missing piece of the puzzle”. > > Six other people that the candidate met with > during the interview received the same note with a > different piece of this puzzle. > > Needless to say, she did not get the job. Holy crap that is hilarious.
I’ve interviewed about over 20 people this year (all entry analyst positions, nothing big)… and of the 20, one person sent a thank you card. I think most of the principals here actually appreciated it. It depends on what you write on it; if it’s a simple “thank you for your time… blah blah” then that’s perfectly okay. If it was a long paragraph detailing how fit you are for the position, then maybe that’s a bit brown-nosing.
One or the other is fine, but not both. adalfu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’ve interviewed about over 20 people this year > (all entry analyst positions, nothing big)… and > of the 20, one person sent a thank you card. I > think most of the principals here actually > appreciated it. > > It depends on what you write on it; if it’s a > simple “thank you for your time… blah blah” then > that’s perfectly okay. If it was a long paragraph > detailing how fit you are for the position, then > maybe that’s a bit brown-nosing.
yes, either email or card, but not both. i would do a card, but keep it simple.
you mean I shouldn’t attach a small weird shaped cardboard type piece that says on the front “THOMMO77 I am the missing piece of the puzzle”.
taz722 I know you got upset over the non-serious responses but this topic has been beaten to death. A simple search could have found several great threads on this topic. When a topic gets beaten to death like this one has you’re bound to get non-serious responses. Anyway, don’t send both as others have commented you’ll look desperate. A simple email or note is always appropriate as long as it is left at that. The puzzle piece story is funny. I can only imagine my reaction if I came in to find that. I’d probably laugh and show a few colleagues.
I would definitely not overdo it with thank you notes. Just send a couple of words to all the people you talked to by email, if you really have to send something. Recruiters love to talk about thank you notes and how they supposedly help differentiate you from all other candidates, but that’s only because recruiters need to show that they are anything more than a walking Rolodex. Hence ideas such as handwritten thank you notes and follow up calls.
One interesting possible cultural phenomenon I’ve noticed is that several Asian candidates that I or other people in my firm have interviewed over the years wrote thank you letters that started off “Dear so and so, sorry for wasting your time” and then goes on to thank the interviewer for meeting with them. I figure if you’re going to imply you wasted someone’s time then why bother writing the note at all.
JohnThainsLimoDriver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One interesting possible cultural phenomenon I’ve > noticed is that several Asian candidates that I or > other people in my firm have interviewed over the > years wrote thank you letters that started off > “Dear so and so, sorry for wasting your time” and > then goes on to thank the interviewer for meeting > with them. I figure if you’re going to imply you > wasted someone’s time then why bother writing the > note at all. Following their line of logic wouldn’t it also be a waste of time for you to open and read a letter from that person?
thank you note = desperate loser. even if someone was a good candidate theyd lose points with me for sending a note.