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Did you even say 'thank you'? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/linkedinlunatics@sh.itjust.works

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[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why should I be sending a thank you email? You should be sending me one for showing up and staying if this is how you act. I am giving you my time during the interview that you are paid to be at.

I get it’s polite but you should be the one reaching out first.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'll send an email if:

I still want to work there after interviewing
it's to a peer (i.e. someone I might see in the future at a conference or another job)
I really did enjoy talking with them
they're on the hiring committee (as far as I can tell)

Then I'll send an email like: "hi, it was great talking with you, I hope things go well and we end up working together." Then if we do run across each other professionally in the future, we're more likely to remember each other.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Sorry, was trying to make a joke but failed. Wasn't trying to be an ass.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You are 100% correct in this.

And if I, a hiring manager, had to interview 30 people that week and couldn't decide who to put on the short list, I am definitely going to remember people who put in extra effort, and if we did have a great conversation, it can only help you if you remind me of that fact.

As a manager, I'm not sitting in some cushy lounge delighting in the misery of applicants, I'm struggling to both do my job AND interview people. It's fucking exhausting and takes up massive amounts of time. If I make a bad decision with company money, then my ass is canned. And there are a lot of people who half-ass it and are just giant wastes of time because they obviously don't want to work.

Why am I going to give extra time and attention to someone who doesn't want to be there? Someone explain it to me. I am astonished how many people don't understand the very basic basics of employment.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

In other words you will email if you have motivation that isn't just meeting weird arbitrary expectations. Interesting!