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Just wondering,
Do you think it's acceptable to send thank you emails instead of cards?
Do you think it's acceptable to send thank you emails instead of cards?
RastaMan said:At our school they gave us a little handout on interviewing etiquette - an excerpt from one of the books they referenced (i think it was the residency book by Dr. Samir Desai) said email was not only acceptable but the preferred medium for sending thank you notes.
I've been on one interview so far and sent out thank you emails - one of the interviewers actually replied to my email with a pretty well thought out reply.
Besides, i figured my handwriting isn't going to earn me any extra points. Also, I'd rather spend my money on Mickey D's breakfast than postage stamps.
RastaMan said:At our school they gave us a little handout on interviewing etiquette - an excerpt from one of the books they referenced (i think it was the residency book by Dr. Samir Desai) said email was not only acceptable but the preferred medium for sending thank you notes.
I've been on one interview so far and sent out thank you emails - one of the interviewers actually replied to my email with a pretty well thought out reply.
Besides, i figured my handwriting isn't going to earn me any extra points. Also, I'd rather spend my money on Mickey D's breakfast than postage stamps.
Zolpidem25 said:i personally am going with handwritten, just because i know that a lot of these PDs and faculty members are very busy, they probably get buttloads of e-mail every day, much of which may be spam, others which they will not read, or just gloss through, or skip over for later and then forget about it... i'm just a lowly 4th year medical student, and even i get lots of e-mail to wade through. i think by sending an actual letter that they will have to open with their own fingers, it more tangible and more likely to be read in a meaningful way.
i'm not suggesting that sending an e-mail would be inappropriate -- in terms of the actual act of thanking someone, either way should be perfectly fine.
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postme said:Are you all sending thank yous (email or snail mail) to all interviewers, or just to the program director?
I have heard various advice about this. Some said one note to the PD with mention of each interviewer.....
What you do you all think?
BigBadBix said:My plan was to send individual notes to each interviewer, because I really do want to thank them for taking time out of their schedules to interview me. If it's just sent to the PD I would assume the interviewers would never see it. But I'd love to hear what others think.
I thought of another question - what if you didn't even speak to the PD the whole day? This happened to me this week and I feel like I don't even know what to say in a note to him. He literally has no idea who I am. Should I send him something?
Zolpidem25 said:if you didn't even speak to the PD the whole day, that would be a pretty significant red flag for the program, in my humble opinion. how could a program director justify (to himself even) not having spoken to every candidate that might potentially end up training at his/her program?
BigBadBix said:Yeah, I wasn't sure what to think of it. It was my first interview, so I didn't know if that was typical or not. Has anyone else had this experience? Is it pretty uncommon?
orientedtoself said:Personal choice. I had one interviewer provide me only with her email address, so I sent her an email. I was planning on sending printed letters, but I don't have a good printer (streaky), so now I think I'm going to send cards. Put yourself in your interviewer's shoes- what would you want to receive- an email, letter, or card? I'd take the card or letter any day.
InternalWhizzzz said:I wish all the PD stated at the beginning to not send thank you cards, and in that scenario I would have only sent emails (which I would be sure that they would receive)...