The Little Extra That Could: HR Managers in HR.BLR.com Poll Say Thank-You Notes Can Make a Difference in Who Gets the Job
It won’t guarantee you’ll land that job, but human resource professionals at HR.BLR.com say that sending a thank-you note following your interview may improve your chances.
Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- It won’t guarantee you’ll 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: “Are you more likely to hire someone
who has sent you a post-interview thank-you note?” Of the 555 participants, just
as many said “yes” as “no” – 16 percent for each answer. But 45 percent, the
largest voting bloc, said “perhaps.” The remaining 23 percent said “probably
not.”
“Our poll indicates that you’re more likely than not to be dealing
with a hiring manager who will take a thoughtful, well-written note into
consideration,” said HR.BLR.com Managing Web Editor Kevin Flood. “And even if
sending a note doesn’t improve your chances, you need to consider what harm you
might be doing by not sending one.”
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 – not to mention your desire for the job.
HR.BLR.com, “State HR
Answers and Tools Online,” 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. Download
it for free here: http://www.blr.com/82008400/PRS28
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