Posted on 07/16/2018 10:09:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Given what your mother always told you to do, you’d be surprised how few people do the one simple thing that can help push you closer to getting hired.
That’s right. It’s the thank-you note.
Just a quarter of entry-level job applicants typically sent a thank-you note after completing a job interview in 2017, according to iCIMS’ Class of 2018 Jobs Outlook report. iCIMS is a global talent acquisition software company.
It might seem as dated as flip phones but sending a thank-you letter is critical, said Vicki Salemi, a career expert at Monster.com in New York.
“There is no reason in this day and age why you’re not sending a thank-you note,” Salemi says. Do it immediately when you get home or within 24 hours....
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
To whom?? It is rare that a candidate obtains email or other contact information of the interviewer. Companies have forgotten basic courtesy.
I get their email before I leave, its usually on a business card or I ask the receptionist for it.
Good point, and that’s by design. The HR department doesn’t want a flood of paper resumes and cover letters, because they want to be lean and mean, i.e. they’re lazy. But if you get the interviewers business card, there’s your addressee. Not that they’ll have time to look at the email or letter, but you never know, and it’s a major differentiator in this day and age.
Great post..!
You grab a business card from their desk or their assistant.
Yeah, but.....
Can you imagine a hand written thank you note from your average Millennial?
Dear Sir/Madam.
Thanks for you’re time in tt me tdy. I’m eager to start ASAP, but I forgot to mention that I’ll be off in 2 weks cuz my best friend’s getting married and we’re going to Vegas for the celebration.
more.....
I guess people have to be told this nowadays.
Some would be more inclined to tweet a list of microaggressions suffered during the interview process.
Showing up on time, properly groomed, shined shoes, proper dress, company researched and no attitude helps too...
[To whom?? It is rare that a candidate obtains email or other contact information of the interviewer. Companies have forgotten basic courtesy.]
I’ve always asked for a business card, or their email address after the interview (if they haven’t already given it to me in the beginning).
If they don’t or would rather not, I would email the recruiter and ask he/she forward my thanks to the hiring team.
Dear company dude,
Thx for the interview, but you mis-pronouned me three times. It’s xhrt and yxh&.
Can I start Tuesday at 11?
I would not hire someone based on a thank you note they sent me. I need a coder, not a noter.
One of the best things young people can do for future jobs is to get hired for a summer or after school job their last two years in high school. Then, be able to document that work with pay stubs and W2 info.
That can get a job in the future, when the interviewer has spent the days interviewing people in their mid 20’s. adults, who never worked a day in their life.
Two words: LinkedIn
I agree it is a nice touch. That being said - when I have hired over the past 10 years I have scheduled round robin interviews with multiple candidates during the same day. (especially if I had more than one position).
The candidates move through a set of interviews cross functionally and in my function on top of seeing me.
At the end of the day I sit everyone down and we rack and stack. Usually 1-2 are must hires. Several are tossed immediately. Then it is down to the debate on the middle ground which usually came down to my gut on group chemistry. Within 24 hours HR is told who to make offers to.
A thank you note wouldn’t arrive in time. In fact a few sent thank you emails but the decision had already been made.
The Lion’s share of employers don’t hire that quickly, which is why this technique works.
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A thank-you note to each hiring committee member is a very nice touch. A thank-you note to each hiring committee member with a gold coin taped to it is even nicer.
“To whom?? It is rare that a candidate obtains email or other contact information of the interviewer.”
That’s the interviewees responsibility. When I was showing kids out of college how to land interviews and post interview strategy, it was their job to get the interviewers email addresses. For one, the agency has the email address. Also, the receptionist has the email addresses. Finally, ask the interviewer for his/her email. Asked why, the respondent should be truthful and say to send a thank you note.
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