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Old 08-13-2013, 01:01 PM
 
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i think it's fine not to explicitly say "thank you", although it's fine if you do, too. i think referring to it as a thank you note, which is really common, doesn't do justice to what it can be - it's an opportunity to (briefly) show that you paid attention to and thought about new things that came up in the interview, address any issues they may have had with you, bring up anything you forgot to bring up that's really relevant. probably not all 3 because you do want to keep it very short. but at least one of those things.
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Old 08-13-2013, 01:11 PM
 
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i think it's fine not to explicitly say "thank you", although it's fine if you do, too. i think referring to it as a thank you note, which is really common, doesn't do justice to what it can be - it's an opportunity to (briefly) show that you paid attention to and thought about new things that came up in the interview, address any issues they may have had with you, bring up anything you forgot to bring up that's really relevant. probably not all 3 because you do want to keep it very short. but at least one of those things.
I tailor each of my post-interview emails based on how the interview went and what I think the hiring manager cares about the most. In this particular instance, I tried to erase any doubt and talked about how I'm qualified using past successes. I kept it very short and I also addressed an issue that they may have based on how the interview went. After I sent, I waited to hear back for about 1.5 weeks knowing that they were going to decide on if I move to the next round last week. I'm sure the hiring manager already knew as soon as she got off the phone with me. Not hearing back last week gave me the answer that I needed.
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Old 08-13-2013, 01:26 PM
 
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yeah, it sounds like you did everything that you could and it's good that you're moving on.
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Old 08-13-2013, 01:57 PM
 
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I agree. If the company likes you, they'll call you back.

If they don't, they won't.

I don't care if it was 3 or 4 interviews. If I'm told I'll be called "next week", then I expect to be called "next week". I still won't stop looking for something else though.
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Old 08-14-2013, 11:33 AM
 
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There's always a small chance that it could go your way.

I applied for a job and did a brief phone interview discussing what the job was and if it was something I would be interested in.
3 months later, after I had forgotten that I even applied for the position they called me in for an interview and was hired.
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