Comments on: Thank-you Notes: Handwritten or Emailed?

By: Jeannine

Jeannine — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:54:42 +0000

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By: Lynn Hoban

Lynn Hoban — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:28:46 +0000

Timing is everything. Earlier on in the interviewing process, a handwritten thank you note leaves a powerful impression. Prior planning is the key. Have your card and your stamp ready to go and write the thank you note immediately after departing your interview. Stop at a coffee shop or write it in your car. Drop it off same day at the post office before you go home.

For the next interviewing interaction, mix up the medium and send a thank you email. Most important of all, once you are hired, send a handwritten note, again expressing your appreciation for the opportunity and stating how much you are looking forward to starting in your new position. A post hiring thank you note will shock, amaze and get you off to a great start in your new job.

By: Shad Boots

Shad Boots — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:44:59 +0000

I’ve wondered about this, actually. One of the pieces of advice I came by was to use both methods. The handwritten can be a personal thank you, with small details that are related to the conversation held. The email is a more formal thank you, with perhaps an elaboration on an answer you gave in an interview and reaffirming your interest in the position and company.

When I initially read it, I thought that it might be a great idea. But I wonder if that might be overdoing it.

By: Scott Hanson, APR, Fellow PRSA

Scott Hanson, APR, Fellow PRSA — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:49:54 +0000

Who will receive the first documented thank-you text? Worse yet if the sender thinks it is appropriate.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:24:04 +0000

Thank you for another great blog post. (Get it?)

By: John Touey

John Touey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:01:53 +0000

I just had another thought on media. If you’re sending a resume as a first contact to anyone in the recruiting world, please do so by email for the ease of getting it into a database. If you send a hard copy by mail, we literally won’t know what to do with it!