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Re: Interview Etiquette (was The Interview from Hell!)
Subject:Re: Interview Etiquette (was The Interview from Hell!) From:"Brierley, Sean" <Brierley -at- QUODATA -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:45:05 -0400
Hallo:
I write thank-yous after I interview and expect to receive thank-yous from
candidates whom I grill ;?). I see the thank you as a professional courtesy
and a sign of interest in the job; granted, it takes little time to send the
thank-you and I would prefer ca$h <g>.
Also, for me, I do not hire the same week that I interview, although on one
occasion my boss made me do so (did it for me, actually). I like time to
consider all the applicants, review my thoughts on their interviews and
portfolios, and time to re-read their resumes and other such documentation.
If the thank-you letter takes more than 5 business days to get to me, I
might not consider it, depending on the timeframe for hiring. However,
candidates who do not send thank-yous are not considered as highly the next
time around, if there is one.
Alas, in my current position, I am out of the direct hiring loop. That's a
pity because I do enjoy the hiring and interviewing process.
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: John Posada [mailto:jposada01 -at- YAHOO -dot- COM]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 10:39 AM
>>>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>>>Subject: Re: Interview Etiquette (was The Interview from Hell!)
>>>
>>>
>>>...
>>>> interview me, regardless of whether or not I wanted
>>>> the position. I even sent
>>>> them for telephone interviews.
>>>>
>>>> Is this now passe?
>>>
>>>
>>>To be honest...yes it is, and here's why.
>>>
>>>When I've interviewed for positions, the decision for
>>>the hire/no hire usualy came within 48 hours. By the
>>>time the thankyou note would have arrived, it would be
>>>arriving at a destination where I either have it or
>>>don't have it. If the former, it's superflous. If the
>>>later...well, TNT.
>>>
>>>If I have the person's email address, then I will send
>>>off an email that evening. otherwise...
>>>===
>>>John Posada
>>>Western Union International
