It wonít guarantee youíll land that job, but sending a thank-you note following your interview may improve your chances, based on the results of an online poll at HR.BLR.com, a website for human resource professionals.
The poll, conducted June 9-15, asked HR website visitors to answer this question: ìAre you more likely to hire someone who has sent you a post-interview thank-you note?î Of the 555 participants, just as many said ìyesî as ìnoî ñ 16 percent for each answer. But 45 percent, the largest voting bloc, said ìperhaps.î The remaining 23 percent said ìprobably not.î
ìOur poll indicates that youíre more likely than not to be dealing with a hiring manager who will take a thoughtful, well-written note into consideration,î said HR.BLR.com Managing Web Editor Kevin Flood. ìAnd even if sending a note doesnít improve your chances, you need to consider what harm you might be doing by not sending one.î
With the competition for jobs so fierce these days, HR professionals are looking at more and more criteria to help them decide who has the edge, Flood said. The right note can give a hiring manager additional insight on your intelligence, manners, and communication skills ñ not to mention your desire for the job.
HR.BLR.com, ìState HR Answers and Tools Online,î provides the HR profession with an assortment of tools to help make the right hiring decisions, including Best Practices in Recruitment and Retention, a book that explains the best practices of such leading employers as Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, and the Home Depot.
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HR Managers in HR.BLR.com Poll Say Thank-You Notes Can Make a Difference in Who Gets the Job
