Is an email ok for a thank you? (applying, interview, job)
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I'm applying for places out of state and if I happen to get any interviews, whether it be by phone or me having to fly there, I'm wondering on when I get back, if it's ok to send a "Thank You" email to the person? Just out of curiosity.
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I have to say that the last person we hired sent a hand signed, actual
"Thank You" card, and it was really nice to get such a thing for the first time
in my many years hiring people. We'd selected him before it came but it helped confirm that we made a good choice.
Oh I for sure would rather send a personal card through the mail. But I was just asking cause one company I applied at, the contact person didn't have an address down, so I don't what their 'mail stop' would be to send them one.
If I got an over the phone interview, is it ok to ask them the address and mail stop right afterwards?
Why wouldn't you just send a handwritten Thank You note? It would mean a great deal more, because an e-mail is about the least you can do.
It'll take 2-3 days or more for that person to receive it. Email is the preferred way of communicating with others.
Unless you mean draft a letter, print it, sign it, scan it and then email it.
With email, it's instant. Time matters. The applicant could get a rejection email before the interviewer receives the handwritten Thank You note. It would leave the applicant feeling a bit foolish.
I think if one wants the job, it's best to convey that interest right after the interview with an email preferably the night after the interview. If one is still rejected, it wasn't meant to be - but atleast the applicant made the best effort.
Honestly, in my experience, if they are not going to hire you, you will be lucky to even get any communication to let you know. A hand written note will not make a whit of difference unless they really want you anyway.
I have to say that the last person we hired sent a hand signed, actual
"Thank You" card, and it was really nice to get such a thing for the first time
in my many years hiring people. We'd selected him before it came but it helped confirm that we made a good choice.
It'll take 2-3 days or more for that person to receive it. Email is the preferred way of communicating with others.
Unless you mean draft a letter, print it, sign it, scan it and then email it.
With email, it's instant. Time matters. The applicant could get a rejection email before the interviewer receives the handwritten Thank You note. It would leave the applicant feeling a bit foolish.
I think if one wants the job, it's best to convey that interest right after the interview with an email preferably the night after the interview. If one is still rejected, it wasn't meant to be - but atleast the applicant made the best effort.
Knocking out an e-mail doesn't even remotely constitute best effort. Doing so is about the bare minimum when it comes to business etiquette, if that. It's phoning it in.
The interviewer doesn't care if a message instantaneously arrives in his or her in-box within an hour of the meeting's conclusion. They care about the nature and quality of the communication. What's more, dashing off an e-mail could mean it goes into the interviewers spam filter never to be seen again.
Nope. The simple penning of a thank-you note takes about five minutes, a small amount of time to invest in actually getting the job you want. It demonstrates that you go the extra mile. If it arrives within a couple of days of the interview, it's no big deal at all.
And if the thank-you note arrives after the rejection letter has gone out the door, so what? If a decision has been made that early, then the candidate was wholly unsuited for the job to begin with. However, if the interviewer has to choose between several different candidates of roughly equal qualifications, then I can pretty much guarantee that a handwritten thank you note will separate you from the crowd. And every little bit helps.
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