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A couple disagreements: We'd like a thank-you note right away. Honestly, this level of formality would drive me bonkers and I would be more likely to think of
by jbarciauskas 16y ago
A couple disagreements:
We'd like a thank-you note right away.
Honestly, this level of formality would drive me bonkers and I would be more likely to think of the candidate as an overachiever type
Reference-checkers can call anyone you've worked for or who might know you, even if they aren't on the list you provide
This just seems rude and invasive. I'm all for due diligence but if you don't want to be stalked by your candidates, don't stalk them back
And I want to emphasize this one, as someone who has had multiple candidates come in over a half an hour early in the last month:
You can be too early to the interview.
Really. If you're that early, go for a walk. Find a coffee shop. Anything but interrupting the pre-arranged schedule and making everyone in the office uncomfortable while you sit in the waiting area that no one ever uses.
- mattm 16y ago>We'd like a thank-you note right away. They want a thank-you note for doing their job? Does the interviewee also get a thank-you note for taking time out of their day to go see them?
- bcaulf 16y agoIf I sent a thank you note to my interviewer, I would certainly expect a thank you note back. http://www.theonion.com/articles/gratitude-for-thankyou-note-plunges-friends-into-i,5966 http://www.theonion.com/articles/gratitude-for-thankyou-note...
- tomjen3 16y agoIt isn't even about formality, it is about power. By sending a thank-you note, you acknowledge that they did something for you that you should be grateful for but all that happened was that you entered into negotiations over a possible future sale. Do you get a thank-you note from your grocer?