How many of you send Thank you Emails?
just curious as to how many of you send thank you emails post interview... do you think it has any effect? there were times where i sent and got offers, and obviously tons of times where I sent and have nothing.
I have heard that professionals working in investment banking, especially, make decisions fairly quickly after your interview, and sending thank you emails have no effect on their decision. If you have fairly equal candidates, would you say the one that sent would have more chances than the other?
Should I Send a Thank You Email?
In general, it’s always a good idea to send a thank you email after an interview. A thank you letter alone won’t get you the job, but not sending one may get you dinged. It should take minimal effort on your part and can show that you are sincerely interested in the job. Here are some tips for your thank you email:
- Send it right after the interview
- Keep it short, 3-4 sentences max
- You can use a generic template but find a way to customize it if possible
- Be sure to proofread it so there aren’t errors
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ceteris paribus i'd pick the candidate who took 1 minute to copy-paste a thank you than the person that didn't
It can't hurt.
This. Sending a thank you note isn't going to get you a job but not sending one may get you dinged.
Send it - especially since it only takes a minimal effort on your part.
I keep mine short, light hearted, and sometimes add a touch of humor - no longer than 3-4 sentences.
It takes 11 seconds...just do it.
is there still a point when the interview was 2 days prior? on the monday?
I always did it, but for the most part your interviewer knows what he's going to say about you as soon as your interview ends. A thank-you usually won't make a difference, but you never know when your interviewer left the interview undecided and thought your thank-you was a nice gesture.
You should send one. But it usually won't make a huge difference, if anything it's a good way for you to figure out if you've moved forward (based on their response to you).
I just had a friend go through ugrad recruiting for banking and he laughed at all the emails he got from people who wouldn't be asked back. His mind was pretty much made up.
I sent handwritten cards and was hired. Months later, my boss brought it up and mentioned how much it stood out and told him how much I wanted the job. Consider it.
I think if you've nailed an interview it's valid and even the handwritten cards can work, but given the time to send / receive the likelihood you were hired because of your skill / personality / intelligence is higher. Prob helped but you were flagged in to begin with
If the interviewer replies to your thank you note, in most cases it means you have got the offer. They don't bother replying to a rejected candidate's thank you emails. Basically getting a reply back means there's a high probability you'll be getting The Call soon. Well atleast that's how its worked in my case.
lol, don't be too hopeful. I've gotten replies right away saying it was nice to meet you, only to not hear anything back from them until 2 weeks later through a hard copy letter.
I sent the same day to ensure that they'd get them in time before they made a decision.
Getting a reply back from an interviewer means nothing unless they say something along the lines of "see you this summer"
Obviously write. Unless you're lazy, in which case get out.
I always send a thank you email. Like others have said, it can't hurt.
it absolutely can hurt you if you mess it up...especially the guy above who says that he attempts to inject some humor. I have found no correlation between sending a thank you letter and getting a job. If you do send one make sure you spend alot of time ensuring it is done right, everything is spelled correctly, everything makes sense, etc.
I agree it can hurt. Make sure you read the draft 4 times before you send it for errors and don't write anything the slightest bit unusual... your "humor" might be fine 90% of the time but there's no need to take the risk.
The handwritten cards thing is a nice touch, but they're just gravy if you get the offer because they definitely get to your interviewer after the decision's been made. If I were a little more industrious I might have done that.
If they're not received in time, what's the point? Just for the sake of politeness?
always send thank you letters. It shows that you care, and sincerely want the job.
Wow, I always thought this has become standard operating procedure by now. As others have said, it won't hurt (except of course if you fuck it up as Bondarb said) and at the very least, you might leave a good impression.
Zero impact. Have been doing a lot more interviewing recently and usually get thank you's calling me "mr. Soandso" which I find amusing--- but seriously, it has absolutely no impact. Our minds are usually made up by the time we leave the room, if not five minutes into the interview.
Sometimes my mind isn't made up about a candidate until a while, but believe me, in such case a thank you note won't change that. It's a pretty generic thing and if you do it correctly it won't hurt you, but it has no impact on hiring decisions.
As far as thank yous, what about from a super day? I had one recently and talked to 9 different people, and can't remember details about my conversation with each one. I'm worried sending thank you notes to 9 people that all work in the same office might become a bit repetitive, or make it sound like I was writing from a form letter. Suggestions?
As far as thank yous, what about from a super day? I had one recently and talked to 9 different people, and can't remember details about my conversation with each one. I'm worried sending thank you notes to 9 people that all work in the same office might become a bit repetitive, or make it sound like I was writing from a form letter. Suggestions?
I used to always do it for singular interviews, but during super week I gave it up all together. Too many people, emails lost, etc...you knew the call either was or was not coming in a few hours, regardless of your thank you. Plus, they probably received 15 iterations of the same thing.
I'd still do it for isolated interviews, but not for multiple rounds multiple people with very fast turnaround.
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