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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear God people just send a thank you note for receiving a gift.  [b]To defend not sending a note is ridiculous.[/b]  I've been to multiple 3 year old parties this year where gifts were not opened at the party.  I also did not receive a thank you note.  No, I was not waiting for one but would it have killed the mom or dad to acknowledge the gift we gave?  I've also sent some expensive wedding gifts via mail and have not received a note.  Did they get it?  Did it get lost?  I have no idea.  Just be polite and stop justifiying your rude behaviour because your too lazy to be grateful.[/quote]

This x 10000.  Can't believe so many people defend bad manners, especially when the task in question - writing a quick thank you note - is so easy to accomplish.  Not writing thank you notes is lazy and poor form, period.  You can't defend it.

And for those who said they interview candidates for jobs and don't care if they get a note, you're in the minority.  I work for a top firm and believe me, especially for internships, thank you notes (or e-mails) are tracked and circulated among the partners making the hiring decisions.  So it's not just about thanking Susie-Q for her birthday gift - it's a basic life skill.  [/quote]

Aother hiring manager who does not care whether I get a thank you note.  The only way makes a difference to me is if the interviewee uses the note to give me some new information or demonstrate some skill-based reason I should hire them.  But if a strong candidate didn't send one, I wouldn't notice--and I would happily hire him/her.[/quote]

I hire for a lot of positions and a thank you note has never made a difference in hiring decisions.  I find it difficult to believe a "top firm" would track and circulate thank you notes among the partners.  Partners (or other senior managers) have far more important things to consider than a thank you note.  As partner/senior manager, I would be pissed about a hiring manager's rigidity concerning the thank you note. I've never seen two identical candidates which a thank you note would serve as the tipping factor.  Candidates could have identical resumes and experience but if interviews are done correctly, you should be able to determine which candidate is the better fit for your organization.  If a thank you note is what you use as a deciding factor, you aren't doing your job.[/quote]

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