Thank you notes for phone screen? (interview, employers, company, interest)

[VTHokieFan]

So I am a fan of sending thank you notes out after interviews. However, I've found that a lot of employers these days do a phone screen, and then do interview 1 and (typically) interview 2.

At what stage do you consider it appropriate to send out a thank you note?

[ragnarkar]

My rules generally are:

Email for phone screen, handwritten note for in person.

[charlygal]

I send notes after all interviews (phone or in person). Sending an email take a couple of minutes. Do it.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

So I am a fan of sending thank you notes out after interviews. However, I've found that a lot of employers these days do a phone screen, and then do interview 1 and (typically) interview 2.

At what stage do you consider it appropriate to send out a thank you note?

You can email a brief thank you note after a phone screen because it shows interest. Nothing more than 3 sentences which gets right to the point.

[MJ7]

I usually let the phone interviewer know my thoughts on the position, whether I'm interested after learning about it a bit more etc. In this case it would be redundant of me to write them an email of things I had already discussed with them. I will email a thank you document to them (scanned and signed) after an in-person interview expressing my interest in the position and the role I can play in their company.

[Moriarti]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

So I am a fan of sending thank you notes out after interviews. However, I've found that a lot of employers these days do a phone screen, and then do interview 1 and (typically) interview 2.

At what stage do you consider it appropriate to send out a thank you note?

NEVER

No hiring manager or HR person wants to receive these notes. I assure you that it makes them cringe.

You make sure they know how interested you are during the actual interview.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Moriarti

NEVER

No hiring manager or HR person wants to receive these notes. I assure you that it makes them cringe.

You make sure they know how interested you are during the actual interview.

I sent one and it lead to a face to face interview

[Moriarti]

Originally Posted by FBJ

I sent one and it lead to a face to face interview

Did they tell you that your thank you note led to the interview?

[Boosane]

Thank you notes don't even make a dent in their decision making. They probably already know who to advance forward even before the end of the interview.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Moriarti

Did they tell you that your thank you note led to the interview?

No but it didn't take me out of the running