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I did a lot of hiring for Fortune 500 and a Big 4 accounting firm. For me, I never bother with thank you letters. The reason is that interviewers' impression of you is made within 5 minutes after you leave the interview. They have to document it right away, otherwise they forget who is who, as people bleed into one another. So a thank you letter will not help getting you an offer, as your evaluation has already been made. I have never seen a thank you letter as a reason why someone should be hired or the lack of a thank you letter as a reason to exclude someone. Honestly, we hate getting these things because we already have accepted you or rejected you, so it is just like another piece of spam.
99% of the time this is probably true. However, there are hiring managers I know that are influenced by a thank you letter.
I have previously tried to send thank you emails to past interviewers but sometimes they keep their emails private. Sending a card or letter seems very tacky and weird. Most employers do not even bother to make contact with me afterwards unless I am further considered.
Trying to come off as too appreciative kind of sends the message to some employers that you are rather provincial.
Job applicants still send out thank you notes after a job interview. I do not know if they will get hired, but hopefully they leave a positive impression behind.
Often times the companies do not disclose the interviewers' email address at all. Yes often times you can still find the address from google search, but I suppose they cover the contact info for a reason.
My company is hiring, and over the past few weeks I have been pulled into interviews. One thing has me really bothered: none of the candidates send thank you notes. Email or otherwise.
Do people not do this anymore? I always send a note after an in person interview. Typically on the same day, if not on the way home. Even if I didn't like tge job. It is just good courtesey in my book. One candidate didn't follow up with anyone even thogh she was interested.
Maybe I'm just "old."
So do you send thank you notes? Why or why not?
I don't understand why anyone would. When I used to get thank you notes I wouldn't read them. Waste of time. Plus in virtually every case we'd already decided who we were hiring straight after the interviews.
Does your company send out thank you notes thanking the applicant for coming to the interview?
99% of the time this is probably true. However, there are hiring managers I know that are influenced by a thank you letter.
Huh? Are you saying you should send a thank you letter because of the 1% of the time it could help, versus the fact half the thank you letters I receive have a typo or grammatical error (maybe 10% that are really embarrassing ones or have other red flags)?
Thank you letters are a double edge sword with one side is much sharper than the other one.
I've been pulled into interviews plenty of times over the last 5 years or so. I don't think I ever got a thank you note from anyone no matter what age.
Speaking of which...I have two interviews to conduct this week. Honestly, getting a thank you note is not going to sway my decision one bit for a technical role. I want to know how well you know the job...not how well you can kiss my butt.
Two of my sons recently entered the job market. They both had lots of interviews all over the country. Both always sent hand written thank you notes to the interviewers. These companies spent a lot of money on my sons for flights, meal vouchers, and hotels, so why wouldn't they at least say thanks?
Both were also given multiple offers within their respective industries. Coincidence?
Saying thank you (and being polite in general) never hurts.
That isn't the norm of the majority of hiring. What type of jobs were they interviewing for?
Although your question pivots around perspective new hires, here's my views on those that don't send thank you notes.
When I send someone a gift - if for Christmas, a wedding, a birthday, new house - whatever the occasion, if I don't get a thank you note, that's the last gift they'll receive.
If I took the time out to send you something to commemorate your event, the LEAST you can do is affix a stamp on a card thanking me for the gift... no thank you card? No 'next time'... period.
As for sending one to a hiring manager? When I was in search for a new job, I'd ALWAYS send a thank you note. They took the time to question me, and although not always selected, I felt it a professional courtesy to send a thank you. I actually had someone send me a thank you for the thank you (and it stopped there) - and they stated that my note was very much appreciated. The next job opening they had, they called me before they posted the job ad... so, it apparently made a difference. I had already accepted a position that I was - and am still - happy in, but it goes to show that some do appreciate to great measures, when someone sends them a 'thank you'..
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