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Thank you's after an interview??
My DH had an interview yesterday. He is very qualified for the job, but he got really nervous when it started. First, a guy led him to this dark small room and there were three other people waiting there (it turned out to be a panel interview). There was no chit-chat banter in the beginning and it just went into an interview with very standard questions.
He wants to write a thank you note. He has an address to the main guy as well as his email address. Does he write it to ALL the people on the panel or just to the main guy that did all the talking? (do it snail mail or email?? Does he make a mention to being nervous but reiterate his qualifications? He HAS a job now but is trying to move up career-wise if that makes a difference.
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Re: Thank you's after an interview??
I would not mention how nervous he was. Definitely reiterate his qualifications. How many people were on the panel? Does he know when he will expect to hear from them? Given the holiday, I may opt for email depending on the time frame. Many of the jobs I recently applied for were via email and that's how I opted to send my thank you.
Does he have all the names of these people? If it's possible, and he spoke with each person, I would try my best to write them slightly different letters addressing the things each of them brought up.
If he doesn't feel comfortable doing this, I would definitely email the main interviewer. I used to send snail mail thank you's and while I think they are nice, hiring can be quick and competitive, so it's best to make sure it gets to them first.
I wouldn't address the nervousness, but I would make sure I got out everything I wanted to say about how qualified I was for the position. This is his chance, like you said, to reiterate his qualifications, and make sure he sells himself to a point where he feels satisfied.
HTH!
time is of the essence depending on how quickly they make a decision, so I would send separate emails to each person he met. don't address his nervousness of course, but he should mention something specifically that they talked about (e.g., you said you are looking for someone who XYZ well I just wanted to reiterate that I am XYZ because...).
GL to him!
No, it doesn't make a difference.
He should write a TY to all of them, making each of them specific to the person, even if it's just mentioning the question(s) they asked.
He should not note that he was nervous, but he should reiterate his qualifications, his interest in the job, and how he think he'd be a good fit.
My policy is to send snail mail if there's time before they make a decision, and e-mail if it's going to be quick.
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