UPDATED WITH 1 LAST QUESTION: HR Question...To send thank you note or not?

[jobhunter]

Hi, everyone. I would appreciate all you folks with HR experience out there to please weigh in on this one! I had an informal phone interview-type thing today. Basically it was the HR manager from a company I had applied to last year, calling to see if I was still interested in the position, she told me about the dept and the company, asked a few things about me etc, and at the end she told me that she was going through their "short list" of candidates and she would make recommendations to the hiring managers and they would be contacting the people they want to interview in the next week or so.

So...is it pushy or overkill (i.e. look too eager) to send a thank you note for this brief conversation? My first instinct is to do it, but I don't want to look desperate and run them off.

So please, let me know what you think. I don't have her email so it will have to go post office, fyi, if that makes a difference.

Thanks!!

 

[DisneyfeverTN]

I think that's a great idea. The people that take a little extra effort make themselves stand out from the crowd. I don't think it makes you look desparate at all. Good luck! I hope you get the job!

 

[RobinMarie]

I also agree it's a good idea. You don't want to end up in a pile, and if you do your note sure as heck will get you dragged out of it!

 

[HeatherH]

DO IT! It is not pushy at ALL to thank the person for his/her time, express your interest in the position and briefly reiterate your qualifications, and hope that you will be contacted for future consideration.

You will stand out among the other candidates who do NOT bother with this.

It is a very professional, courteous thing to do...ALWAYS send the thank you note.

Good luck!

 

[SoonerKate]

I think it's a fantastic idea, and will definitely set you apart from others. I am always pleasantly surprised when I get a thank-you note from a candidate.

 

[dmslush]

Yep, send it! It will keep you fresh in her mind!

 

[pospisil]

Do it! I recently filled a position in my office, and the person I hired was the one who sent the thank you note. There were 2 I was deciding between, both equally qualified, but totally different personalities. After interviewing them both the second time, I got a short, very professional email from one of them thanking me for the interview and telling me again how interested she was in the position. It wasn't at all pushy or overbearing, and she didn't rehash her whole resume, it was just short, well-mannered, and to the point. That she took a few minutes to send it really impressed me, and she got the job.

 

[jobhunter]

Ok, thanks!

Now for the big issue: TYPED OR HANDWRITTEN???

 

[jobhunter]

 

[HeatherH]

TYPED, definitely, in a professional style...on some decent paper if you have it. If not, regular printer paper is fine.

Handwritten notes are for PERSONAL thanks...typed notes are for PROFESSIONAL thanks.

Hope it works out for you!