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A hiring manager in Denver told me to stop sending thank you notes, and I still think about it
I met this hiring manager named Priya at a job fair in Denver last spring, and we got to talking about the whole interview process. I mentioned I always send a thank you email within 24 hours, and she just shook her head. She told me that at her company, notes never get read and a strong follow up question about the actual work means way more. I tried that on my next interview for a $52k analyst role, asked a real question about their data cleanup, and got called back the same week. Has anyone else been told to skip the notes, or is Priya just an outlier?
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kai80720d ago
I sent a handwritten thank you card after one interview, even bought nice paper and everything, and I'm pretty sure the guy used it as a coaster. What really sticks with me is another interview where I asked why their reports kept breaking and the manager talked to me for 20 minutes about it. Got the offer two days later. Now I just ask a real question at the end and skip the card. Your mileage may vary, some older managers still love the notes. But a good question seems to do way more work than fancy paper.
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