Anonymous wrote:It likely wouldn't be a deciding factor in hiring, but it would leave a negative impression. I expect people to know how to conduct themselves professionally, and basic courtesy is part of that.

So you would hire them and then freeze them out at the water cooler? "Ann, I'm so glad you hired me and thought I was the best candidate for the job, but it seems you don't like me and never talk to me. Why is that?"

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Anonymous wrote:I hate all thank you notes after any interview. What a waste of both peoples time. It's not a dinner party or a gift, it's a business meeting.

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It's a business transaction, there is nothing to be thankful for on either side. I wonder who came up with that crap.

Totally agree. Very few of the thank you's I've received come off as genuine, just annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:I think "thank you" notes/emails after interviews are soooo lame! What is the point??

I agree. Are you a woman, OP? I cannot imagine a male executive being bothered by this.

Ding ding ding - we have a winner!!

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I mean, REALLY. Can you imagine a MAN asking this inane question? No way, no how.

I also would query whether I would want to work for someone who thought this was a big deal. Indicative of the personality type - and NOT in a good way.

This comment about how a man would never ask this seems misogynist. Why is what a MAN would do the approved baseline for behavior???

It might make me wonder about their finesse as far as little niceties with clients. I also thought it was pretty standard to send one (how long does it take to send a thank-you email?), so like OP I would definitely take note if they didn't send one.

Anonymous wrote:I think "thank you" notes/emails after interviews are soooo lame! What is the point?? To try and suck up in a meaningless way? Whenever I receive them after interviews I fell slightly embarrassed on the sender's behalf - because they are such a meaningless gesture. I personally have never sent thank you notes after I have interviewed for jobs and I have gotten most of the jobs I have applied for (and I feel pretty comfortable that a lack of thank you notes was not the reason I did not get the jobs I was not offered).

If someone is the best person for the job/you really liked the person - are you really not going to hire her/him b/c of a lack of a thank you note?!

+1. And I am a faithful thank you note writer in my personal life. I have gotten a few thank you notes from former employees who have moved on, and that was a nice gesture.

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Anonymous wrote:I think "thank you" notes/emails after interviews are soooo lame! What is the point??

I agree. Are you a woman, OP? I cannot imagine a male executive being bothered by this.

+1 We hire based on the interview and have our decision made long before thank you notes are received. They immediately go into the trash.

Us too. I think they are inappropriate for interviews.

I do a lot of hiring, and this makes zero impression on me-- sent or not sent, positive or negative. I'm hiring for job qualifications, not for ticking boxes on some kind of job search checklist.

Anonymous wrote:I hate all thank you notes after any interview. What a waste of both peoples time. It's not a dinner party or a gift, it's a business meeting.

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It's a business transaction, there is nothing to be thankful for on either side. I wonder who came up with that crap.

Anonymous wrote:No, I wouldn't expect a thank you note for a phone interview. I was a recruiter for 8 years and don't think I ever received a thank you note or email for a phone interview, and if I did, I would think it's desperate.

+1 I have to agree that in my experience thank you notes more likely than not tend to come off as a little desperate and cheesy and certainly not something I would expect at a senior-level professional position, regardless of whether it was a phone or personal interview. I frankly find it more difficult to take a candidate seriously after they send a thank you note, but I'm also in an extremely competitive profession that values confidence and, let's be honest, thank you notes rarely come off as confident. Polite, yes, but confident, definitely not. And if they are awkward they can flat out detract from any sense of competence I felt about the interviewee. That being said, I wouldn't outright reject someone because they sent a thank you note. The thank you email really annoys me, though, because it puts people in the awkward position of feeling like they have to respond, which I find sort of passive aggressive.

I hate all thank you notes after any interview. What a waste of both peoples time. It's not a dinner party or a gift, it's a business meeting.

I feel like sending a thank you note after a phone interview would make me reek of desperation but I guess maybe not?!? I mean, it's a phone conversation! What are you being thanked for??

I would not expect a thank you after a phone interview as that's usually a prelude to an in-person interview. But I would expect a thank you after an in-person interview and I would not hire someone who didn't take 2 minutes to send one (email is fine in my book).

I would not care at all, I think thank you notes and emails after an interview are stupid and I hate receiving them.

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Anonymous wrote:I think "thank you" notes/emails after interviews are soooo lame! What is the point??

I agree. Are you a woman, OP? I cannot imagine a male executive being bothered by this.

Ding ding ding - we have a winner!!

+1

I mean, REALLY. Can you imagine a MAN asking this inane question? No way, no how.

I also would query whether I would want to work for someone who thought this was a big deal. Indicative of the personality type - and NOT in a good way.

Yup! Sounds very anal + high maintenance.

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Anonymous wrote:I think "thank you" notes/emails after interviews are soooo lame! What is the point??

I agree. Are you a woman, OP? I cannot imagine a male executive being bothered by this.

Ding ding ding - we have a winner!!

+1

I mean, REALLY. Can you imagine a MAN asking this inane question? No way, no how.

I also would query whether I would want to work for someone who thought this was a big deal. Indicative of the personality type - and NOT in a good way.