Thank you notes after interviews. When to send and what’s the point, does anybody care?

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We interviewed three really strong analysts this past year but could only hire one. We scored them all in different categories and they averaged out. Literally the only deciding factor was one of them sent us a thank you note and asked for feedback regardless of the decision. We hired that one.

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I do a lot of interviewing, and IMO a thank you note can do more harm than good.

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Yeah, they seem fake

A thank you noted won’t be the deciding factor on whether or not you get a job. It may be helpful to serve as a reminder to the interviewer of why they want to hire you though. At the end of the day it’s only a couple minutes of your time and it certainly won’t hurt your chances.

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Yeah, if not sending one was the nail in the coffin, then realistically you weren’t a top contender anyway.

Don’t bother. I’ve seldom had a reply to thank you notes

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You talk about them like they’re not humans. When you hire people do you like to receive thank yous?

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Totally agree. They should be thankful that you’ve made the time. I’ve heard of folks getting sniggered at / disrespected by potential employers during and after interviews

If the interview went well and I liked the person, I usually keep in my inbox as a reminder to check in through rest of process / add reminder for when they would actually start.

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