Looking for etiquette guidelines after a phone or on site interview. Do you try to email a thank you note to your interviewers directly? If so, how do you figure out what their email is (LinkedIn / guess it and hope it goes through / ask recruiter)? Or ask your recruiter to pass along a message directly? Do interviewers even care if they get a thank you note? I'm in software engineering btw. TC 140K 1.5 yoe
It won’t influence the hiring decision for the position you interviewed for, but is a nice touch that may get you referred over to another team. Most companies have you pass the note through the recruiter. If you aren’t sure, ask your recruiter. Don’t LinkedIn or email stalk people, it will do the opposite of the above.
Makes sense, thanks! Yeah the thought of LinkedIn and email stalking people makes me feel weird too 😬
Thank the recruiter and coordinator who helped arrange all the interviews and schedule your travel, hotel etc. (If you had to travel). I think it's just nice to thank them for making sure you had a smooth experience.
Will definitely be thanking the recruiter! My recruiter has been great :)
Yes. It feels good both ways. When I sent thank you notes: 1. some interviewer gave me direct feedback of how I performed 2. Some extended the interesting discussion that happened during the interview 3. Some gave absolutely no response 4. HM gave further guideline and timeline
In my case it was internal transfer. So no recruiter in between, direct communication with HM and the interviewers were my future teammates.
Thanks for sharing your experience. In the past, I've usually gotten either a generic "You're welcome" or no response. I definitely agree that there's no harm and some potential benefit to sending a thank you note. Based on the other comments, it seems like the best way to go about it if I don't have my interviewer's email is through my recruiter.
That's a tough one. Or really depends on the industry/company
I agree with other poster- don’t thank the interviewer, but thank the recruiter and tell them how the interview went (good/bad/indifferent) only if they ask for your perspective. Sometimes the recruiters who reach out via LinkedIn want your feedback after the interview
Thanks for the advice. Seems like we have some consensus here that contradicts the popular job advice!
Please - like a thank you for interviewing me , will change the mind :) oh here is a weak technical person , but hey he thanked me , so -hire
I think ty notes for job interviews are Boomer nonsense. I do send a ty note for informational interviews, but not a job interview. If you have their contact info or you want to send a note to them thru the recruiter that’s fine but not necessary. The times when a candidate has sleuthed my info thru LinkedIn or guessing to send me a note has always creeped me out more than anything. IMO just thank them for their time in person during the interview, don’t send a note.
Yes I'm totally agree with your "Boomer nonsense" assessment. I see the advice to send thank you notes on blogs all the time (they say snail mail is even better!) but it never really felt natural, especially when no one is telling you what their email address is. I'll probably stick to asking recruiters to pass along messages. Thanks for chiming in!