Would you send a thank you email in this case?
I messed up on a few basic accounting related technicals (like find the missing numbers, what do these changes in numbers imply, etc) and I'm pretty sure the interviewer thinks I'm an idiot. I know that I need to brush up on accounting and didn't expect a written test. I'm a bit ashamed about it and probably shouldn't even bother, but the job opportunity is so good. Do you send a thank you email anyway after such poor impression?
Explain what you think are the upsides and downsides to your job prospects of (a) sending a thank you e-mail and (b) not sending.
Then let us know if you still need guidance on this question.
After you interview someone and he/she messes up on accounting technicals that probably led to auto-ding, is there anything you particularly liked seeing in the thank you follow-up that made you reconsider that person?
If they've already dinged you for messing up then whether you send the follow up or not you aren't moving on. However, if you weren't dinged and you send the email it can help. Sending a follow up isn't going to hurt you but could exponentially help you. Rather than continue to ask for advice on whether you should send the email go do it and address the doubts your interviewer probably has.
johnny82 -
This is a silly question and I don't understand your logic (i.e. I didn't do a good job at the interview so I won't send a thank you note and lower my chances of getting the job???)
After interviews, send thank you notes. If the interview didn't go well, you are probably not getting the job. If you want the best possible chance to get the job do everything you normally do for an interview (maybe you misread the situation, maybe the technicals are a very small part of the interview), why hurt your chances further by not sending a thank you note (although the thank you notes do very little sway the interviewer in most cases)? If you think your time is so valuable that the 5 mins it takes to send one when there is a 99% chance you won't get the job isn't worth it, fine, but it takes less time to send a thank you note than starting this post. If you are going to be this embarrassed by making mistakes, then in my opinion, many jobs in finance will be difficult for you.
Bottom line, follow the normal procedure, interview, thank you note, etc. Simple.
Update: I did send the thank you email yesterday. The interview went worse than I probably described above.
I didn't receive a response as expected.
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