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I’ll probably get a lot of downvotes for this, but why exactly should I send a thank-you email?
What about the potential employer – why don’t they send one to me? I took the time to prepare my application, sent them all my documents, and showed up for the interview.
I’m not begging for a job – I’m applying for one. They’re looking for someone who will generate more value for the company than they’ll pay in salary. That’s a business transaction, not charity.
So again – why should I be the one to send a thank-you email?
Personally, I think it’s enough to thank them in person during the interview.
Downvoting you specifically for saying you’ll get downvotes for expressing a rational thought in response to a linkedinlunatic post. How dare you.
But also you’re right, bullshit tests should be called out as bullshit and employers should be shamed for pulling stupid shit like this. This is a business transaction where I’m selling you my time and skills for less than their worth so you can exploit that for a profit. You(the employer) should be fucking thanking me.
I was taught that the point of a thank you note is to get your name in front of them one more time. It's a form of advertising; they might have done 5 interviews that day, 5 the previous day, and have 5 more scheduled for tomorrow. You want them to remember you over the next person who has the same qualifications.
Commenting just to get my name out there.
You're hired.
Also a final opportunity to emphasize anything that went well in the interview, or downplay/explain anything that didn’t.
Anyone who’s judgementally dismissing applicants for not sending a thank you is an asshole, but this does not change the fact that sending a thank you is a good idea if you actually want to get the job.
Most upvoted comment I've seen on Lemmy in a while
Not even close to being wrong. No thank you is needed. Honestly I see no reason to thank them at the end of the interview.
And no down votes from normal people, this is absolutely an insane person posting this.
I'm a hiring manager and the thank you notes I sometimes get after an interview have absolutely no sway on my opinions. Sure it's nice, but for me personally it doesn't matter at all. It's just part of the "show" and I try to not care about that.
However, I do encourage people that are applying for jobs and interviewing to send the thank you. It definitely doesn't hurt.
Because even if you do everything right, if I'm struggling to find a candidate because my own ass is riding on it and I talked to 30 people in a week, I might be more likely to remember someone who makes an extra effort over someone I just saw or heard from once. It's not about me the hiring manager, it's about who you're competing against for that position and specifically how many are competing against you.
It's not rocket science, it's not fun, but if you're serious about getting a job, it can help.
Honestly I'm constantly taken back by how hateful and bitter people are at the things you just need to do to get ahead in the world. You can raise very valid points that our system, our capitalist hellscape we all share makes us feel like tools, but we still gotta eat and pay our bills. How serious you are about getting those bills paid is entirely up to you.
The alternative is to embrace a victim-identity, and ask yourself if you really wanna be that.
I trend to agree with you. The world is messed up, interviews aren't supposed to be fair to you, and you're probably competing with dozens of people.
No matter how good you are, and if you tick all the employers boxes (which may be unfair in itself and takes quite some luck to do), that's not enough. What is enough is that you're the best candidate among dozens of qualified people, according to the subjective criteria of this particular interviewer, and you have no clue what to do to get there. So random gestures may take you over the line, as well as they may not.
Why would you get downvoted in a community called LinkedIn Lunatics where we are expressly making fun of the content of the post?
I'll probably get down voted for this opinion, but the earth is round and orbits the sun.
False! The Earth and Sun orbit the center of gravity between the two of them!
False! They all exist in a complex system of gravitational pull where all bodies, not just these two, have differing degrees of influence on each other dictated by distance and mass!
False! What you wrote is true, but it doesn't make the comment above false!
False! Bears beat Battlestar galactica
The barycenter of the earth-sun orbit is within the surface of the sun, therefore the earth is understood to orbit the sun.
The JUPITER-Sun orbit barycenter, however, is outside the surface of the sun.
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False, the barry center is currently outside the sun but will return to a point within the Sun's surface sometime in 2027 and will then exit again sometime in 2033.
False!
You forgot to prefix your comment with "False!".
Objection!
Uh. False objection!
The center of solar system is not always between those two objects. Half the time they're both on the same side of the center
I'll probably get downvoted for this opinion, but people should return their shopping carts to the corral and not poop in the street.
100%. I’ve never heard of this practise - maybe it’s an American thing?
When I was growing up in the US in the '80s and '90s, our business classes did tell us it was proper send a thank-you letter a couple of days after an interview. This was, of course, in the days before email and workers' rights got even more abysmal in the US. Not sure if this one data point helps.
They tell us to do it in Canada too. But seriously, if you hiring me depends on me sending a mail to kiss your ass, fuck off, I take back my application.
God I love society programming humans to be ok with corporate subjugation of our species.
No, it's not.
That being said, I've interviewed dozens, if not hundreds, of candidates, and have received thank-you notes from a handful of them. These notes are not part of the rubric used to evaluate them for the role. They also tend to come from weaker performers, so if anything, such a note is a red flag.
Exactly this! Additionally I cannot think of a single person I've interviewed who hasn't said thanks at the end of the actual interview. How big a lunatic must this guy be to be SO out of touch with reality on this one?
he runs his aspect of the business as a tiny fascist dictatorship. he wants yesmen, not actual applicants
I honestly use it as a passive aggressive "hey it's been a week and I haven't heard from you, am I still being considered." email.
It's perfect for that. Also, "did you lose my fucking email, you incompetent boob? Here it is again." but couched as politeness.
But they want you to beg.
The more you beg for the job, the more it signals to a prospective employer that you need it and don't have alternatives. That means they can string you out much easier.
Desperation facilitates exploitation.
It's often far less malicious. People don't get positions of mediocre responsibility because they're evil. Usually they're just mid managers who need more help and want to pick people who actually want to work, and their own job rides on making a good decision.
Because ya'll, you would be astonished how many shitty people show up for shitty interviews.
When I was a hiring I never wanted anyone to show subservience or beg. But I didn't want to lose my own job for making a poor decision, and if I interview 30 people in a week, I am more likely to remember and think more about people who make extra effort, which can look like a lot of things.
If I have a tough decision to make, unfortunately it does come down to a contest of who wants it most. At least I know if someone really wants the job they're less likely to slack off and jeopardize my position.
I've been looking for work lately and getting told the same thing by the employment offices around me (job search assistance).
It feels so bizarre and pushy to email back after an application/interview. I showed up and did my part, the balls in their court now, I'm just waiting for a response. To reach out again seems like I'm leaning over their shoulder and asking 'have you made a decision yet??? How about now, can I have a job now?'
They already know what I want, what I can offer, and how to reach me. What more do they need?
Their ego stroked, apparently.