Comments on: Gain the Advantage with a Thank You Letter http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/gain-the-advantage-with-a-thank-you-letter/ Career advice from job search experts Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wendy Gelberg http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/gain-the-advantage-with-a-thank-you-letter/#comment-63 Wendy Gelberg Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:52:49 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/newblog/gain-the-advantage-with-a-thank-you-letter/#comment-63 Good point, Julianne, and thanks for sharing your client's story. Clearly, a delay in sending a thank you note can affect the chance of receiving an offer. Perhaps those inclined to reply with a hand-written note could also hand-deliver it to ensure that it arrives promptly! Good point, Julianne, and thanks for sharing your client’s story. Clearly, a delay in sending a thank you note can affect the chance of receiving an offer. Perhaps those inclined to reply with a hand-written note could also hand-deliver it to ensure that it arrives promptly!

]]> By: Julianne Franke, MS, CCMC, CPRW http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/gain-the-advantage-with-a-thank-you-letter/#comment-64 Julianne Franke, MS, CCMC, CPRW Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/newblog/gain-the-advantage-with-a-thank-you-letter/#comment-64 I'm of the opinion when it comes to thank you letters that time is ALWAYS of the essence. Especially if you are working with a recruiter, both the recruiter and the hiring manager want to see quickly your reaction to the interview to confirm that you are interested in moving forward with the process. One of my clients learned this the hard way. Being of the opinion that hand written notes were more personal, she wrote a thank you card and mailed it immediately after the interview. However, they didn't receive it until several days later. She was working with a recruiter who was anxious to get the position filled and went ahead with another candidate. My client regretted that she had not emailed or faxed her thank you note so they could have immediately known her interest and she could have had the opportunity to communicate vital information based on her perceptions from the interview. My advice, email or fax your thank your letter rather than "snail mail" it - they are both equally accepted these days. I’m of the opinion when it comes to thank you letters that time is ALWAYS of the essence. Especially if you are working with a recruiter, both the recruiter and the hiring manager want to see quickly your reaction to the interview to confirm that you are interested in moving forward with the process.

One of my clients learned this the hard way. Being of the opinion that hand written notes were more personal, she wrote a thank you card and mailed it immediately after the interview. However, they didn’t receive it until several days later. She was working with a recruiter who was anxious to get the position filled and went ahead with another candidate. My client regretted that she had not emailed or faxed her thank you note so they could have immediately known her interest and she could have had the opportunity to communicate vital information based on her perceptions from the interview.

My advice, email or fax your thank your letter rather than “snail mail” it - they are both equally accepted these days.

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