Do hiring managers appreciate thank you letters after an interview?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really??? I would most definitely send a thank you. It can't hurt and it might help. Plus it's the polite thing to do.

As a hiring manager I would not consider someone who couldn't be bothered to take 2 minutes to write a thank you (email is fine in my book).

+1. I don't consider candidates who do not send one unless they truly blew the interview out of the water, which is rare anyway. Show some interest and send one.

[Anonymous]

I work at a large, international company and sometimes do closing interviews / office visits. I often get thank you emails the next day because the candidates are attending presentations and events all afternoon. By the time I get the emails, I've already given HR my recommendation.

Not sure how HR feels about the notes as they will work on the offers over the next week or two as we interview more people. I've never forwarded a note to HR before and never thought about it until now. I fill out a rating sheet that has a number, not a name on it and have to make sure my comments to not reference race, sex, etc. so the candidates are ranked strictly on their skills and assets. Once I fill that out within a few hours of meeting you, my input into the hiring process is done.

The email might help me remember you when you are hired, but a lack of one does not matter.

[Anonymous]

I am a hiring manager and I appreciate a thank you note. I also wonder about the candidates who don't send a note or email and think they might not be that intersted.

[Anonymous]

It's just good form - it's just the gracious thing to do regardless of whether you get the job or not. You'll benefit from having people in your profession believing you are a gracious individual. A thank you note may note get you hired today. However, next week or next year when a new round of vacancies occur you may be remembered as that gracious and competent candidate who should now be reconsidered.

Besides, you'll just feel better because you gave the interview process 100%. You prepped, you interviewed, you sent the thank you notes; you closed the loop. You did it the right way - and that feels good.

[AroundTheBlock]

I've lost count of how many people I've interviewed. Receiving a "thank you for your time" note via email or mail is fine and appreciated.

Remember, people in the position of hiring normally are busy people. If I'm taking 30-40 minutes of my day to interview you, there is nothing wrong with a short "thank you" email or note.

[Anonymous]

get off your fucking high horse you piece of shit hiring managers..the only thank you i will give is a swift roundhouse kick to your ovaries

[Anonymous]

I always write thank you notes by hand, and it's always worked for me. I'm a lawyer, FWIW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:get off your fucking high horse you piece of shit hiring managers..the only thank you i will give is a swift roundhouse kick to your ovaries

And those of us who hire and are men will kick you in your wasabi pea-sized gonads in return, you ungracious churl.

With an attitude and compositional skills like yours I wouldn't blame hiring managers for your undoubted challenges in the job search.

[Anonymous]

Yes send the thank you email to everyone you interviewed with.

[Anonymous]

HR Bitch here: It will not cause me to view you as a suckup. If there are any spelling or grammatical errors, or if it's clearly completely generic, then it will actually hurt your chances.

If you interviewed, I assume you're interested. I would never assume you're not interested simply because I didn't get a thank you note.

[Anonymous]

The only time I have not sent a thank-you note was when I interviewed with both an HR person and a supervisor who I'd be working for and they actually put down my prior non-profit work experience as being not as important as what they do (private sector). I was completely turned off and would not want to work for a company that thinks they are better than everyone else, so I didn't bother to follow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only time I have not sent a thank-you note was when I interviewed with both an HR person and a supervisor who I'd be working for and they actually put down my prior non-profit work experience as being not as important as what they do (private sector). I was completely turned off and would not want to work for a company that thinks they are better than everyone else, so I didn't bother to follow up.

Similar here, I wrote a followup to an arrogant interviewer once who had put down my (considerable) experience and told him that I was interested in the job but after hearing his dismissive and condescending tone and assessment of my background (which was more than some who worked there had), I was no longer interested in the position.

He actually wrote back saying he didn't mean to be that way.

Someone I know who worked for him then told me he was well known as an arrogant prick, lol. I ended up with a much better position that led to many years of success at a different place.

But I did follow my rule there, too, of always sending a note of acknowledgment.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and you get bonus points if it's on paper, and extra bonus points if it's neatly handwritten. Most people just send an email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and you get bonus points if it's on paper, and extra bonus points if it's neatly handwritten. Most people just send an email.

I actually hand-wrote my thank-you note to the employer whom I currently work for. I don't remember why I specifically wrote that note instead of emailed. Maybe it was because I couldn't find their email address? But I do have fantastic handwriting (not trying to brag, but I get compliments all the time, etc) and it obviously helped somewhat because here I am.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and you get bonus points if it's on paper, and extra bonus points if it's neatly handwritten. Most people just send an email.

I actually hand-wrote my thank-you note to the employer whom I currently work for. I don't remember why I specifically wrote that note instead of emailed. Maybe it was because I couldn't find their email address? But I do have fantastic handwriting (not trying to brag, but I get compliments all the time, etc) and it obviously helped somewhat because here I am.

Forgot to add - I wish this was more commonplace but I would be weary of handwritten mailed letters because of the delay in mail. I feel like today's hiring processes are usually very quick, and they might get your note after they've already made a decision whereas if you send an email, it's instant.