• @limelight79@lemm.ee
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    2821 days ago

    The fuck? I interview people frequently. The thank-you email is nice, but definitely not required. I’d never write someone off because they didn’t send me a thank-you email. Geez.

    • @Tikiporch@lemmy.world
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      121 days ago

      If you had two very close candidates, and one sent you a followup email making their case specific to the job, that wouldn’t sway you?

        • @Tikiporch@lemmy.world
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          021 days ago

          That’s definitely not a common thing, unless you’re fielding a new team or division. There is a limit though, yeah? So it could be a deciding factor even when hiring multiple positions from the same pool of candidates.

          Every thank you letter I’ve sent wasn’t a thank you letter at all. I call back to specific things the interviewer said during our interview, and make it one last opportunity to pitch myself as the best candidate.

          • My industry is desperate. I hire people that are barely qualified if at all just based on if they seem like they’d be able to learn. So I recognize I’m an outlier, but just saying such situations exist. I’ve been doing this about 15 years and I’ve never once had more qualified candidates than roles to fill.

      • JackbyDev
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        320 days ago

        No, because the time to make a case specific to the job is during the interview. Also, interviewees rarely have my email address. I wouldn’t assume they all do.

        • @NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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          20 days ago

          Thank you emails on their own are kind of pointless, but it’s a crucial tool for applicant to address anything that they realize might have been missed or to clarify something they thought was important.

          It’s a perfect opportunity to offer thanks and further your case for the position, but it should be relevant to the interview.