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I remember when I started my career, email were becoming more common, but not everywhere. I typically followed up all of my interviews with an email thank you and a handwritten thank you sent out the next day.
But I haven't done a handwritten thank you note in a very long time. It seems like people have already made decisions before my thank you note would arrive to influence it.
Email. If you send a handwritten there is a good chance it will never get to the person and by the time it does they may have already hired someone. Email may still not get to the intended target but at least it is instant.
Interesting! I have never cc-ed the HR person ever! I just send a personal note to everyone I met! If HR was on the list, then I send one their way. But I haven't dealt with HR past the initial screen or scheduling (or offer of course).
I had an interview at a card company. Really wondering about the etiquette in that situation. Normally I would send an email to make sure they received it quickly and then follow up with a handwritten card, but in this case would they want one of the cards they make sent to them? I definitely wouldn't send them a competitor's. I'm not an artist, so I can't make one.
I had an interview at a card company. Really wondering about the etiquette in that situation. Normally I would send an email to make sure they received it quickly and then follow up with a handwritten card, but in this case would they want one of the cards they make sent to them? I definitely wouldn't send them a competitor's. I'm not an artist, so I can't make one.
If you want to give out the cards, I'd go to the office and hand them to the receptionist and ask if she could hand them to the interviewers. I always take a few pre-written cards with me to the interview and 30 minutes later, come back and hand them to the receptionist. It's never gotten me hired, though. I usually just stick with email letters now, they hardly make a difference, but are kind of expected...
Email. This isn't the 80s. Everyone uses email these days as a primary form of written communication. And if it's a large company, snail mail will take even longer to reach its recipient.
There is absolutely nothing unprofessional about sending an email. In a concise message: thank them for their time, re-emphasize how your skills and/or experience meet the job requirements, and say that you look forward to hearing from them on their decision. Done.
Voted email only...By the time I started my first proper job, everyone was using emails so thats what i did and have continued to do. Like you, Jade, I never CC HR, I just email everyone on my lineup that gave me a card or that I can figure out their email address (for some companies, its pretty easy, for some, not so much. I had an interview that no one gave me a card and when I asked the HR/recruiter she said that it was against company policy to give out cards to interviewees but I could send any emails to her and she would forward. I didnt bother and ended up getting the job and subsequently interviewed lots of candidates and none of my colleagues knew of any company policy against giving out cards to candidates..
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