Post-interview etiquette

[ThomasR]

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TonyC,

Auh, Tony you are harsh.

 

[bobbysamd]

Thank-you e-mails v. mailed thank-you letters

eMail, however, when addressed to the executive might get read unless the secretary is instructed to filter the eMail. Large corporations have a Millhouse of filters and blocks to derail outside contact. If you can't get to the executive by telephone without going through a secretary or anwering service you probably will not get though by mail or eMail for a simple thank you.

I am old-school. I would not send a thank-you e-mail after an interview. A thank-you e-mail, in my $0.02 opinion, is tacky.

My wife and I had a similar discussion last night. I look at it in terms of the trouble you go through to prepare and transmit the communication and how important that communication is to you and your recipient. E-mail is appropriate for some informal communications, but inappropriate for more formal communications where consideration intended for the recipient is necessary. Phone calls can fall into the same category. How hard is it to write an e-mail or pick up a phone? Not very. It's far more trouble to write a letter and mail it, even with word-processing. By drafting a letter and mailing it, you show that you have given thought to its importance relative to the situation. Applying for a job is certainly important. Therefore, even if the chances are slim that the letter will never reach the recipient, someone will see it, so I would still write and mail a thank-you letter. But, here again, I'm old- school.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Got to agree with Bobbysamd on this one. Of all of the interviews I have been on - not alot - I still ALWAYS sent a thank you letter. When, (hopefully!!) I interview at Jet Blue, as soon as I hit the door home I will be preparing a Thank you lettter.
It is the right thing to do. Especially in these times.

 

[bobbysamd]

jetBlue 'view

Got to agree with Bobbysamd on this one. Of all of the interviews I have been on - not alot - I still ALWAYS sent a thank you letter. When, (hopefully!!) I interview at Jet Blue, as soon as I hit the door home I will be preparing a Thank you lettter.
It is the right thing to do. Especially in these times.

Hope you get it! I say, again, in my $0.02 opinion people don't realize how rare airline interviews are, anywhere. Accordingly, why risk booting it by not sending a thank-you letter?