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06-26-2013, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by manderly6
There can be a downside. I have seen some awful thank you notes.
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06-26-2013, 09:59 PM
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i mentioned before that a woman who applied for a nursing position where i work sent a really weird thank you card. she mentioned that she saved a guy's life on the plane on the way to pittsburgh and that he said god must have sent her on this trip to save him. and that she thought this was a sign that god wanted her to have this job, basically.
so.... don't write something like that. just use common sense, really. hnsq DID say that there's no down side to a "a well-thought out well-written thank you note", not just any old thank you note. i agree with that.
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06-26-2013, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by manderly6
There can be a downside. I have seen some awful thank you notes.
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And what do those look like? |
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06-26-2013, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by WestPhillyDude75
And what do those look like?
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I assume something like what groar mentioned or thank you letters with spelling or grammatical errors or addressed to the wrong individual. I once sent a thank you letter that inadvertently misstated something the interviewer mentioned and that may have prevented me from getting the job. |
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06-26-2013, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by groar
i mentioned before that a woman who applied for a nursing position where i work sent a really weird thank you card. she mentioned that she saved a guy's life on the plane on the way to pittsburgh and that he said god must have sent her on this trip to save him. and that she thought this was a sign that god wanted her to have this job, basically.
so.... don't write something like that. just use common sense, really. hnsq DID say that there's no down side to a "a well-thought out well-written thank you note", not just any old thank you note. i agree with that.
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I used to just send basic thanks for taking the time look forward to the next step in the process.
Now that I studied some ideas I do the above and add in parts from the interview to show I was paying attention and close with compliments they brought up about me in interview. |
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06-26-2013, 10:40 PM
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And the thank you letter should only be 3 sentences anyway which is short and to the point.
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06-26-2013, 10:47 PM
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Bad grammar, spelling, inaccurate statements about the interview.
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06-27-2013, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by WestPhillyDude75
And the thank you letter should only be 3 sentences anyway which is short and to the point.
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no it shouldn't be. where do you get this stuff? it shouldn't be long and rambly, but if you're sending a 3 sentence thank you note it's not likely to be very customized or add much of anything to the interviewer's information about you, so what's the point? all it does is satisfy etiquette, which might count for something with some interviewers, but not many of them.
my limit is probably 2 shortish paragraphs - you don't want to send a novel. but these arbitrary rules are silly. |
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06-27-2013, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by WestPhillyDude75
There is no downside but people shouldn't rush home and send one thinking that it helps their chances because a person knows whether they are going to hire you after you walk out the door.
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It DOES help your chances with some employers. How do you not understand that? If there is no downside and there is a chance of an upside, why would you ever not send one? |
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06-27-2013, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by groar
no it shouldn't be. where do you get this stuff? it shouldn't be long and rambly, but if you're sending a 3 sentence thank you note it's not likely to be very customized or add much of anything to the interviewer's information about you, so what's the point? all it does is satisfy etiquette, which might count for something with some interviewers, but not many of them.
my limit is probably 2 shortish paragraphs - you don't want to send a novel. but these arbitrary rules are silly.
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TWO PARAGRAPHS??? You got to be kidding me right? Every thank you letter I sent is no more than 3 sentences which is close to a paragraph. Sound like you are sending a Post cover letter. lol |
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