Please read this: (this is why I was able as a very socially awkward college student not stumble through the first job search): http://www.collegegrad.com/inte

Please read this: (this is why I was able as a very socially awkward college student not stumble through the first job search): http://www.collegegrad.com/interview/thankyouletterafterinterview.shtml http://www.collegegrad.com/interview/thankyouletterafterinte... Sending a Thank You email takes almost no effort. Sending a Thank You letter in the mail takes a bit of effort. Consider a job fair where a recruiter gets a hundred resumes. Could sending a sincere Thank You note in the mail possibly make you stand out from the crowd? Most especially in these days of longer hiring cycles where the difference between a minute of effort to send an email and the ten minutes to write, print, sign (with blue ink to contrast from black printer ink), and mail might make a difference. There is a better site and a book, http://collegegrad.com http://collegegrad.com that really exposed the behind-the-scenes of hiring because it was written by a hiring manager. Pretty much everything I'm saying here has been paraphrased. As the site says, the secret to an effective Thank You letter is to restate your interest in the position after thanking them and most important have a future promise to follow-up: "I will call you next Wednesday at 3pm to discuss this further" Even if you don't get the person on the line, by calling when you said you would - you earn professional credibility.