<p>Zoosersister just had an interview for a really nice EC. She will write a thank you note, but we’re not sure if it should be by snail mail or email. All correspondence, application, scheduling, etc. has been by email. Should the thank you be the same way or should she break out a note card and pen?</p>
<p>I think a handwritten personal note always has greater impact. It would also be fine to thank by way of email and then to follow up with a personal note - they do not necessarily have to be redundant. But, if she is only going to do one, I would do the personal note.</p>
<p>handwritten thank you’s are very rare, and will be remembered, so I say, get some nice cards and write a simple, thank you for your consideration, any questions, thing</p>
<p>those thank you go to the top of the mail pile</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>My kids have printed thank you notes with their name or initials on the front left over from their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. I have always encourages them to use these notes as I think a hand written notes makes the best impression. Of course, that doesn’t mean they listen to me!!</p>
<p>snowball,
I’m with you on this one and my kids also have leftovers from B’nai Mitzvot! (Although the 21 year old does seem to be running low. ;)) Zoosermom, my S who just graduated from college hand wrote notes on lovely note cards to several professors to thank them for their guidance. I do think that if you can persuade ZS to hand write, it does make more of an impression and may give her a little “boost.”</p>
<p>I agree that the personal note would be more memorable to the recipient. However, my attempts to convince DD of this fell on deaf ears. She did use the email method at least, and in fact recieved positive responses from the two professors and some of the alumni with whom she interviewed. And this did not have any negative impact on the end results - she is headed where she wanted to go. Another Emily Post lesson to file away in the dusty archives of hardcopy.</p>
<p>Handwritten? Like with a pen? I didn’t think that existed anymore.</p>
<p>I would have thought that a letter (written on the computer and printed out) sent by postal mail would be appropriate.</p>
<p>According to the person who does the employment advice column in the Washington Post, one should always send a hand-written thank you note <em>immediately</em> following the interview. That is proper etiquette and personnel managers know it. Proper manners show tremendous self-confidence and are key to rising in any company.</p>
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<p>Good thought! BTW, any ideas of what we can do with the giant light up signs with their names on them sittin in my garage? ;)</p>
<p>You could have done what I did and forget to pick them up from the designer! It wasn’t intentional, but after the parties I just didn’t want to go back downtown. One was misplaced and the other got trashed when the company move to a different office.</p>
<p>She actually wrote a handwritten note and mailed it this morning. On an elegant, expensive, bright, red notecard. THankfully, it’s for a creative situation and she did have beautiful handwriting and impeccable grammar.</p>