Anonymous wrote:I ended up sending one via email because I don't have the physical address. I wasn't sure in sending one because it was just a screening process to get a one-on-one interview. I just said thank you for taking the time to talk to me about.... I didn't use the word interview in my email because I'm not 100% thats what he would have called it. I figured it couldn't hurt. Fingers crossed I get called back.

Good for you, op! Good luck!

I ended up sending one via email because I don't have the physical address. I wasn't sure in sending one because it was just a screening process to get a one-on-one interview. I just said thank you for taking the time to talk to me about.... I didn't use the word interview in my email because I'm not 100% thats what he would have called it. I figured it couldn't hurt. Fingers crossed I get called back.

Yes. As with all communication, you reply in the medium that the other party used. So if they call and leave a VM, you call back. If they send an email, you respond via email. Acknowledgments are very important in business and professional settings. You respond thanking them for the interview and the update on the hiring procedures. From the other side, candidates who are interactive and acknowledge communication appear more professional. I have one staff member who works for me who is horrible about acknowledging requests, messages, notifications, etc. It's a pain to have to go to him regularly and ask if he's started on something, if he is close to finishing something, if he busy or needs help with a project.

If you scroll through the job forum, you will see a ton of messages about people complaining about not hearing back from employers, not knowing how many candidates are being considered, when they will hear back, if they should pursue other opportunities, etc. This employer has given you courteous information about their hiring process. Acknowledge it and reciprocate the courtesy.

Definitely not hand written. In my company we're 90% virtual so everyone involved is across several states and would never see the card. I also think who are in the main office and found it would find it very funny and it'd end up as a turn off for that candidate.

Yes, and disagree on handwritten card. It just takes too long to get to the relevant folks (and I've gotten some weeks later because they've gotten lost in the internal mailroom).

I'm usually making a decision within 24 hours, so speed is critical. And I notice when people don't send thank yous.

Hand written thank you card, every time!

yes

If you have a phone interview and they tell you that they are talking to a few other people and will call a few people for a face to face interview next week would you still send out a thank you for the interview email? Is it ok to send it the next day?