I think a phone call is not only more respectful but the recruiter actually can say things that she may not want to put in writing. I've got two such calls fro

I think a phone call is not only more respectful but the recruiter actually can say things that she may not want to put in writing. I've got two such calls from FAANGs and I'm glad they told me I did great in such and such interview but fell short in this other one, apply again etc (even if it may not have been true). Better than the boilerplate emails.