Thank You Notes--And Wednesday's Leads

One of the job search skills most often neglected is the thank you note.  In a challenging job market, candidates need to find ways to help separate themselves from other candidates, and the thank you note is one possible means to help you achieve that goal.  Given that many job seekers do not take the time to write and send thank you notes, doing so can be a real boon to your interview process.

So what are some key ideas to remember in your thank you note?

• Always state the position for which you interviewed and the date of your interview.  HR and managers are interviewing dozens of people, so help them narrow it down and improve the chance that they will remember you.
• Use the space to get in one or two sentences to "sell yourself" one last time.  This technique is most effective if you are "selling" your skills that align you with what the company needs for the open position.
• Keep it neat and legible.  
• Make it perfect.  Errors are perceived as laziness or inability, so take the time to do it right...and then get someone else to check it.
• Be sincere.  You should sound appreciative and interested.  Remember, the hiring manager wants to hire someone who wants that job.  Do you sound like you want it?
• Make it timely.  Ideally, the sooner they get the thank you note, the better.  Generally, you should send out thank yous note within a day or two of the interview.  That is a benefit of sending a thank you note via email...but the gold standard is still the handwritten thank you note.  

Wednesday's Leads:

• dental front office
• administrative assistant
• customer service rep
• administrative assistant
• call center--Wellspan
• medical assistant--Wellspan
• customer support rep--LGH
• medical assistant--LGH
• office clerical support
• administrative assistant--YTI
• customer service clerk
• administrative assistant
• clerical position
• medical positions
• customer service--education field

Have a great Wednesday!

Tim Barshinger