After interview thank you note

[Notsureuser]

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After my interview, do I send both an email and a handwritten note to interviewer, I'm confused.

I already emailed a few days ago but wondeing if to send also a hand written note?

 

[Tots]

After my interview, do I send both an email and a handwritten note to interviewer, I'm confused.

I already emailed a few days ago but wondeing if to send also a hand written note?

I think it would be overkill to send both. If you have already sent emails then I wouldn't send hand written notes(and vice versa). I generally just sent emails out of convenience for everyone involved but I met some people who sent hand written cards to everyone.

 

[DHURT]

Don't forget a gift card.

 

[Narmerguy]

Don't do both, it can look desperate, irritating, like a brown-noser, etc etc. I think they will understand that you were appreciative by one form of communication.

 

[Ismet]

Don't forget a gift card.

 

[Praefectus]

Mail it in. People still appreciate hand-written notes.

 

[LizzyM]

If you've already e-mailed, then no written note is needed.

Email is quicker, paper is more tangible. As a recipient, I'm happy with either one.

 

[Irish Football]

I sent an email to my interviewers. Never even got a response back. Was worried. Got accepted.

 

[sector9]

It's an either/or situation.

Don't expect a reply

 

[Bulls2017]

Definitely an either/or. Had written is more personal, but email gets there quicker. I go with handwritten

 

[LizzyM]

I sent an email to my interviewers. Never even got a response back. Was worried. Got accepted.

What sort of response were you expecting? 😕

Dear Irish Football,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Interviewer

 

[SpecterGT260]

What sort of response were you expecting? 😕

Dear Irish Football,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Interviewer

shoulda called em.

"you hang up first!"
"No YOU hang up first!"
"no you!!!! 😛"

 

[Irish Football]

What sort of response were you expecting? 😕

Dear Irish Football,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Interviewer

I've heard that sometimes the interviewer responds with something like, "it was a pleasure meeting you as well." Or something similar.

 

[mimelim]

What sort of response were you expecting? 😕

Dear Irish Football,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Interviewer

Med School =! Residency as the number of applicants and therefore thank you notes are greatly decreased, but this made me feel warm and fuzzy going into the match. I wasn't expecting it, but it was nice even if it meant nothing in reality 🙂

Dear XXX,
Thank you for your timely note. We have now finished all our interviews for the Vascular Residency and I just wanted to let you know that the faculty and I were extremely impressed by your demeanor and character during your visit to YYY. We think that you would be an extraordinarily good fit for our Vascular Residency. Your background and achievements and your wonderful accomplishments at ZZZ are exemplary. Your interests and acknowledged commitment to patient care would be easily facilitated during your training at YYY with opportunities during the Academic Development years to perhaps engage with our School of Public Health. We would love to train someone like you and we are confident that you would exceed your current career goals at the end of your training.
As I mentioned to the group, I am only interested in applicants who want to come to YYY so I am pleased that you are willing to relocate back to the Northeast!

 

[Tots]

What sort of response were you expecting? 😕

Dear Irish Football,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Interviewer

I've heard that sometimes the interviewer responds with something like, "it was a pleasure meeting you as well." Or something similar.

I generally got responses. Usually something along the lines of "I enjoyed talking to you too!" or something of that sort.

 

[ilikevegetables]

What sort of response were you expecting? 😕

Dear Irish Football,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Interviewer

I've gotten some responses too. One was particularly nice and told me how I did a great job - definitely nice to hear post-interview!

 

[ShenanigansMD]

I sent an email to my interviewers. Never even got a response back. Was worried. Got accepted.

I received an immediate response. I was quite surprised because I thought I bombed the interview.

 

[LizzyM]

Well, that's informative for me. I've never responded, mostly because I didn't want to get one's hopes up because what I think about a candidate I've interviewed doesn't necessarily translate into an offer.

 

[writergirl333]

I'm now very confused about thank you notes.. in some places I'm reading that they are desirable, in others, that they are actually frowned upon. I feel like its very difficult to know what to say without saying the wrong thing - if you just say thank you - then you aren't using the letter as an extra (potentially obnoxious) way to curry favour - and toot your own horn again. On the other hand, someone might take it as impersonal and wonder if the person is actually interested in the school. What if you don't do anything? Is that rude? Don't want to do the wrong thing!!!

 

[mimelim]

I'm now very confused about thank you notes.. in some places I'm reading that they are desirable, in others, that they are actually frowned upon. I feel like its very difficult to know what to say without saying the wrong thing - if you just say thank you - then you aren't using the letter as an extra (potentially obnoxious) way to curry favour - and toot your own horn again. On the other hand, someone might take it as impersonal and wonder if the person is actually interested in the school. What if you don't do anything? Is that rude? Don't want to do the wrong thing!!!

Logic. Use it.


Hint: There is no magic involved.

ps. link to somewhere where it is stated that it is frowned upon. I've never seen that.

 

[Irish Football]

Logic. Use it.


Hint: There is no magic involved.

ps. link to somewhere where it is stated that it is frowned upon. I've never seen that.

Yeah, at the end of the day, it's your application, and you have to use your own "logic" to do what you think is best.

I still think that the majority of people would say that 'thank you's' can't hurt after an interview. Also, a lot depends on how you felt your interview went, and if you feel that it is appropriate given the personality of your interviewer. Again, this is something that only you can decide.

 

[Notsureuser]

I didnt get a response does that mean I was rejected?


jk

 

[karkatvantas]

Well this is embarrassing. Didn't know thank you notes were a standard post-interview thing. For what it's worth, I didn't send any and was still accepted. Could probably send a thank you now, but I actually have talked to both my interviewers since being accepted (one of them called me when I was accepted and I ran into the other one walking down the street) and thanked them so I guess it's all good.

I also didn't give gift cards to my letter writers, which apparently is also standard practice? 😳 Even so, both my interviewers specifically mentioned positive things from my letters so I guess it mustn't matter that much.

 

[SpecterGT260]

Well this is embarrassing. Didn't know thank you notes were a standard post-interview thing. For what it's worth, I didn't send any and was still accepted. Could probably send a thank you now, but I actually have talked to both my interviewers since being accepted (one of them called me when I was accepted and I ran into the other one walking down the street) and thanked them so I guess it's all good.

I also didn't give gift cards to my letter writers, which apparently is also standard practice? 😳 Even so, both my interviewers specifically mentioned positive things from my letters so I guess it mustn't matter that much.

No... gift cards are not standard. Don't do that....

 

[karkatvantas]

No... gift cards are not standard. Don't do that....

For letter writers? I've had like 3 different people tell me they have all their interviewers starbucks giftcards (like $15) and act surprised when I said I hadn't heard of doing that. Maybe I just know way too many brown-nosers.

 

[SpecterGT260]

For letter writers? I've had like 3 different people tell me they have all their interviewers starbucks giftcards (like $15) and act surprised when I said I hadn't heard of doing that. Maybe I just know way too many brown-nosers.

Oh.... I thought for interviewers. Letter writers may be different. I just said thanks this is the first I've heard of it. Definitely not OK for interviewers

 

[mmmcdowe]

I never sent a hand written note, but I did send typed ones that I would sign.

I think one medium is sufficient.

 

[Goobs]

Logic. Use it.


Hint: There is no magic involved.

ps. link to somewhere where it is stated that it is frowned upon. I've never seen that.

Some schools ie UCSF say it's not appropriate to contact interviewers with questions or thank you emails/cards. However unless they specifically stated not to, I've sent thank you cards.


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[CarlisleBeans]

A school I interviewed at went out of the way to let us know that (hand written) thank you cards (if sent) would be included in your application when the admissions committee reviewed your file. Writing a thank you note is just good manners and something you should probably send whether or not you think anyone would ever read it. Any interview I've ever had for anything - from jobs to research positions to volunteer positions - I've sent a thank you note and never have had it come back as a negative thing.

 

[Dark Magician]

Is it common for applicants to send in thank yous? I haven't heard too many of my peers doing that, and was wondering if that was just because of a small sample size.

 

[Owlie]

Don't forget a gift card.

I still don't know if I can take that thread seriously