Thank-You Letters

[etherial]

So, Marketing.

When you go on a job interview, it is (now?) customary to send a thank-you letter to the interviewer. Astute observers have pointed out that a job interview is not some act of benevolence to be grateful for so much as an opportunity for both parties to examine a potential business transaction in further depth.

BUT

a) It's a buyer's market, so you have to do everything you can to ingratiate yourselves to potential employers ATM.

and

b) It's good PR to send them the thank-you letter because it keeps *them* thinking about *you*, which increases the likelihood that you will receive the offer if it comes down to a toss-up.

What do you put in your thank-you letters?

Comments

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Wow, I wonder if it's related to your area of employment, because I've never sent a thank you card for an interview. And I've had a bunch of jobs. *shrug* Maybe it's a business thing?

re: thank you card

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I should clarify "thank you letter" as "thank you email", though I suspect the culture shock will remain the same. I had certainly never heard of the practice before 2006, and it still doesn't appear in most job application advice media I've seen. Maybe it only matters once one becomes a business "professional"?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Beats me. I slum with the social workers.