Follow up/thank you email. Is this over the top?

z3r0cool

I was looking for some basic guidelines for a follow up/thank you email so I don't look like a schmoe with the same old same old. I came across an older post on here from some that used prezi.com for a quick follow up presentation. I made one that I hope would convey some creativity and make me stick out a bit more. I'm waffling on sending it though; I don't want to come off too strong. What do you think?

CodeBlox

Something short and simple should suffice. I'm not so sure I would send a a "prezi" though... On another note, I see you have your location listed as Va Beach... I work in that city!

About7Narwhal

The goal of the letter is to ensure you are remembered. Long enough to say the interview has renewed your interest in the position and say thanks, but not so long that the reader is scanning to find the point of it all.

z3r0cool

CodeBlox wrote: »

Something short and simple should suffice. I'm not so sure I would send a a "prezi" though... On another note, I see you have your location listed as Va Beach... I work in that city!

Yeah, after thinking about it, it's a little much. I'm not going to use it, I just thought it might be memorable.

Do you work for DoD? I'm guessing you live elsewhere?

Michael2

Everything I've read about thank-you emails says that you should "restate your interest in the position." It makes me think that the true purpose of a thank-you email is to politely tell the company "Hey, I'm still waiting for your response."

About7Narwhal

@Michael2,

Ideally you would have the email out the next business day, so "still" waiting might not be quite right. But the idea is there, I am still interested in working for you after the interview has concluded.

Mike-Mike

I was going to post a similar question....

i normally write a thank you letter in Word and then attach it to an email, but what if you know you're going to have multiple interviews with the same company?

do you send a thank you every time?

MSP-IT

I had 9 interviews last fall, the only 2 I received an offer for were the ones I followed up with a thank you letter.

jibbajabba

You never know though .. Two friends of mine are recruiter in a big tech company and they both told me that THEY don't care about thank you emails / follow up emails .. Their reasoning : "If your interview was good enough and we remember you then there is no need to remind us"

NetworkVeteran

A presentation would strike me as over-the-top. You should be impressing them with your knowledge, credentials, and soft skills during the interview. IMHO, the best thank-you note is short, to the point, and sincere.

About7Narwhal

Mike-Mike wrote: »

do you send a thank you every time?

I too am unsure on this one. I usually send the thank you to whoever would be my direct boss. In most cases that is whoever you meet with in the first interview. They would be the one to pass you onto your second round.

CodeBlox

z3r0cool wrote: »

Yeah, after thinking about it, it's a little much. I'm not going to use it, I just thought it might be memorable.

Do you work for DoD? I'm guessing you live elsewhere?

I was working DoD in Norfolk (HellDesk work) about a year ago. Not anymore. Now I am doing System Administration in the private sector. I come from Hampton though.