One thing you might not have remembered to worry about though, is sending a thank you letter after you’ve been interviewed. But according to Jessica Liebman, managing editor of Insider Inc (no, us neither), if you don’t send a thank you note, you’re not getting hired.
She writes: ‘When I first started hiring, I came up with a simple rule: We shouldn’t move a candidate to the next stage in the interview process unless they send a thank-you email.’ She goes on to explain
‘While sending a thank-you note doesn’t necessarily guarantee the person will be a good hire, it gives you the tiniest bit more data: The candidate is eager, organized, and well mannered enough to send the note.
‘It shows resourcefulness, too, because the candidate often has to hunt down an email address the interviewer never gave them. ‘At Insider Inc., we look to hire “good eggs.” The thank-you email is a mark for the good-egg column.’ ‘Companies that compete on talent recruit to persuade. Companies that view hiring as merely finding workers worry about thank you emails.’
