Thank you letters do you send them or are they a waste of time?

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They're the polite thing to do, so of course I send them. Doing what's polite is never a waste of time. Sounds like something my grandmother would have said, but, hey, she would have been right.

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I honestly had no idea this was a thing until a few months ago. Since then, I have sent a follow-up thank you after every interview. It takes me next to no time to do, and I don’t feel like it can hurt.

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Send them every time!

I send thank you emails after every interview. Just a few sentences/ short paragraphs that reference something specific I talked about with the interviewer. Very rarely do they get responses but I have been told by people I’ve gotten the job because it stood out. Every recruiter I’ve talked to says always send one.

It makes me wonder….I sent one today after an interview I had with Thermo Fisher Scientific and received the reject letter not long ago. She told me I was the 2nd person she interviewed for the position. I thought the interview went well…evidently I wasn’t their cup of tea….that was the quickest rejection letter I’ve ever received. I guess I should be thankful they sent the rejection letter vs. ghosting me and not saying anything at all.

I just started sending them

mostly the paid mail gets delivered to my house under news letters about latest promotions for the credit cards

You must be mistaken, these are manners which individuals relate to each other, apparently that wasn't taught to you as a child

😂😂😂

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Always send them!

I didn’t and I didn’t get selected so I did and I didn’t get selected

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Offering advice to job seekers who go around recruiters and message hiring teams, execs, etc. You are putting the Recruiters job in danger. If a Recruiter declines you or doesn’t choose to reach out, it is because the hiring team declined you, or you don’t have the experience. You will most likely not be considered for future roles because of this. When I see people giving advice to reach outside the Recruiter, it’s bad advice. Very rare is this a good idea.

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