tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post2064783658272043960..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: should employers respond to job-seekers' post-interview thank-you notes?Ask a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-10251545729740782692009-10-15T09:43:20.657-04:002009-10-15T09:43:20.657-04:00It's more what it says about the candidates wh...It's more what it says about the candidates who do send them. For them, I know that they're very interested, and care about making a good impression. For candidates who don't send them, those things may be question marks.Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-40910266660078354872009-10-15T05:10:32.286-04:002009-10-15T05:10:32.286-04:00What does it say of a good candidate that does not...What does it say of a good candidate that does not send one?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711096907504743125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-52693105750334928022009-10-14T21:24:23.726-04:002009-10-14T21:24:23.726-04:00Thank-you notes do matter. They're not going t...Thank-you notes do matter. They're not going to convince me to hire a bad candidate over a good one, but when you have several great candidates, I absolutely take note of who sends them. It only takes a minute -- why not just do it? It won't hurt, and it may help.Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-28293993383528739292009-10-14T16:33:07.426-04:002009-10-14T16:33:07.426-04:00Fedora,
I have to say I started thinking the same ...Fedora,<br />I have to say I started thinking the same thing. I've been sending countless thank you notes and the problem with that was it made me waiting for the response. And lots of times there wasn't any. <br /><br />Now, I also interviewed a few candidates and just realized recently, I received not even one thank you note from anyone of them. And a few of those candidates got hired. <br /><br />So probably I should re-think this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-21397351059038850712009-10-13T09:34:30.172-04:002009-10-13T09:34:30.172-04:00I've done many thx-you notes and after a while...I've done many thx-you notes and after a while, wondered if they were worth writing. Does this add value to your application? Does this help being remembered from the crowd? I have a serious doubt.<br /><br />What is your view?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711096907504743125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-14703513833497193302009-10-09T09:57:46.836-04:002009-10-09T09:57:46.836-04:00I do think email is perfectly fine -- often even b...I do think email is perfectly fine -- often even better, because it gets there quickly. I sometimes receive postal mail thank-yous after my decision has already been made. I think email has become perfectly acceptable for thank-yous.<br /><br />I'd say using both would be overkill.Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-67277759899492911262009-10-09T09:12:46.774-04:002009-10-09T09:12:46.774-04:00Many companies, including mine - have a policy - n...Many companies, including mine - have a policy - no contact with a candidate outside of HR. I frequently receive thank you notes for people I interview as the hiring manager, and this certainly helps me form a favorable impression of that candidate, however I never respond. Not because I'm rude or don't care, but because our HR department has a very smart policy in place to protect us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-41999108612610575772009-10-09T06:04:18.260-04:002009-10-09T06:04:18.260-04:00yes employers should help employ the job seekers ...yes employers should help employ the job seekers because there are disperate to work so i feel is right to respond to job seekers like me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-75172916343463096612009-10-09T01:02:41.186-04:002009-10-09T01:02:41.186-04:00Related question for AAM: I've always sent han...Related question for AAM: I've always sent hand-written thank you notes, thinking that was more professional than email. These days, it seems email is an acceptable substitute, and more instantaneous of course. Yet emails sometimes get overlooked or land in a spam folder, etc.<br /><br />Which do you recommend? Is it overkill to send a brief email and then a snail mail note as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-17944007353921543062009-10-09T00:41:07.599-04:002009-10-09T00:41:07.599-04:00From the original poster.
Thank you for posting m...From the original poster.<br /><br />Thank you for posting my question so quickly, AAM.<br /><br />I recently had 10 (yes, right, ten) interviews with a large company, meeting with nine people - one person interviewed me twice. Almost all of them responded to my thank you emails, with the exception of the hiring manager.<br /><br />I ended up not getting the job, and in fact no body else was hired either. But apart from getting a bit frustrated by the long, dragging process that had no conclusion at the end, I still have really nice impression about that company. I feel that most of the people I met were very welcoming and they embraced the possibility of my joining their team.<br /><br />From my perspective, it is still a thing for employers to practice. On the other hand, I wonder if it would give candidates a 'false hope' when we get a response for the thank you note, thinking that we are the special one and will therefore automatically get the job. <br />Hm..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com