I sent a thank you letter to my children’s pediatrician and the Doctor awarded my 3 year old a beautiful scholarship to a preschool. I had no idea he was looking for a child to sponsor. Thank you letters are just a great habit. You just NEVER KNOW. Job interviews, gifts, experiences- send the thank you! Gratitude is powerful ♥️

After the end of my interview, I was in a good mood. Therefore I wrote an email thanking them, and telling how pleasant our conversation was. Five minutes later I received a reply saying pretty much the same. They told me it would take a month to get back to me with a decision, but they offer me the job less than a week after that instead =) Thanks Don!

How about sending a quick thank you email because you actually appreciated the interviewer(s) time and consideration. Period. You don’t always have to be gaining something. Being considerate is actually a thing

I had my 2nd job interview yesterday, was feeling despondent all day and a bit better today after waking up, feeling I had blown the opportunity, didn't at all feel like writing a thank you letter but your video convinced me to do so. I emailed them at noon and 3 hours later they called me saying the job was mine!

I mailed Thank You cards to each person who interviewed me during a panel interview..... I got the job.

Considering the hundreds of job applications I send out each week and the hundreds of employers that do not look at my application or quickly reject me, I am grateful to the 4-5 employers that took the time to respond to my resume and take time out of their busy schedule to interview me because they managed to see potential in me. I absolutely will write thank-you notes.

I sent a thank you card right after the interview. It was already addressed and stamped and sealed. I just drop it in the mailbox right after. I got the job. I believe it’s because I stood out.

I got my last job and the deciding factor I later learned was because I was the only one who sent a thank you letter. So yes it can be a tie-breaker. I am currently preparing for a job interview in two days. Hoping for the best!

I've gotten a job off of a thank you letter and it changed my life. Like Don said it's not everything but it shows the hiring manager you are interested and in their busy schedule it puts your name back in their thoughts. Its like marketing...it's another chance to remind the hiring manager a few days later about everything you bring to the table.

I clicked on this video because its title threw me for a loop! I always send thank-you cards (for all sorts of reasons) and was worried that I was too old-school...phew! Grateful for this video, sir!

I'm not actually a job seeker, I'm a hiring manager and I use your videos to hone my interviewing skills as I screen for new employees. I find the information you provide very informative and helpful.

Thank you! No need to send one! Every organization I've sent one to never hired me and I've been in the workforce for about 27 years now

THANK YOU IS A MUST. SHOWING GRATITUDE AS A COURTESY. RENT A SMALL SPACE IN THEIR MIND. FOLLOWING UP IS A SKILL. I HAVE GONE AS FAR OF INVESTIGATING THE COMPANY TO FIND OUT. WHO IS WHO? YOU WILL SURPRISE WHO CONNECTED TO WHO.

I actually sent a Thank You letter after the interview because I had a good time and I learned a lot about the company. Then I received a call just now and I passed the final interview and I got the job.

I just want to share a story about what just happened to me while watching your video. I'm watching your video and I decide to send a thank you follow up letter/email to one of the jobs that I've been waiting for. Not even 15 minutes later I get a call and they informed me that I should have already started doing the background check and have had a start date. My thank you letter not only showed them I was still interested but also showed them that I haven't started yet. So thank you. Thank you for making this video that encouraged me to write that email. I would have gotten passed up due to them thinking I was rejecting the job by not showing up.

I was interviewed out of 170 people. Now it’s down to this other person and me. Let me pull my magic card and see what happens. 🙌🏻

I’m glad that there was a twist to this video 🤪because I almost got disappointed because I thought it was contradicting an earlier video where you encouraged us to send thank you letters. I’m glad to see that the advice remains consistent.

Thank you letter works like a charm for me, every time!

I never send thank you letters/emails because too many people do it these days automatically because somebody told them to do so. I always say my 'thank you' final notes in person during my last stage of the interview. Sending thank you notes is passe these days and no recruiter cares about them unless you were already they favorite candidate (before sending that note). Sending a thank you note is an attempt to influence/trigger interviewer's emotions which is something that should not be a part of the final candidate review (decision making).

Just keep it short and sweet. That's it. If the other candidates do not, you might stand out.

The thank you letter needs to be personal not a template that’s what tends to work for me.

Oh God Don you are the best I always listen to your instruction for the job interview you are very professional.

had an interview yesterday. i watched your video on the 10 most asked questions. now working on a thank you letter. i wanted to send it within 24 hours, but I didn't. i will send one anyway.

Dear Mr. Georgevich, thank you...

That's what I was thinking ....short, sweet and sincere. Just being nominated for an Oscar is nothing to stew about. You were noticed!😄

Thank you letter is more human . An extra shine to your interview.

I do it because we are told to, but I don’t think they work. Every position I got, there was no thank you note.

This video is a much needed video...I had an on campus interview today and it was done through an online mode...I sent a thank you note to the organizers and my Sir scolded me..though this was the second round...he said who said you to sent this note ...I thought maybe I lost all my chances to getting selected... But now I have a ray of hope...Thank you...

Ya human connection as for the thank-you letter. At least it shows good manner.

I think thank you letters absolutely make you stand out

Great video Don. You put the TYL in its proper perspective and also as a great follow up especially if you have further communication you want to make after an interview. You have got the job! Thank you!

I agree; a “thank you” letter only works when you are already in the running for a position. It just gives an edge up over competitors. If you blew the interview (or they already had an internal candidate in mind) then it won’t make a difference.

It shows a certain value and understanding of human connection if done properly, but a lot depends on the type of job. Many tech employers are quite impersonal. Giving away handwriting these days has a certain novelty. It can also tell you a lot about the interviewer when they give you zero feedback after your 4th interview with them.

Since I never know if I’m a top three, I will dedicate only 30 minutes of my life to these letters. I’m so sick of these protocols. People are so complicated. It’s either you liked me or you don’t- thank you letter or not. I make sure to thank you at the interview and that should be it. After wasting my time with thank you letters, my letters are now only a few sentences long. I thank you again for your time and I’m out. Life’s too short to fool around.

I agree, a thank you letter doesn't hurt, but it can nudge you if you are in close running.

I used to think what’s the point because if they 80% like me, a thank you wil only take me to an 81%. Then I realized I was thinking about it wrong. If they like 2 candidates equal 50/50, and one sends a thank you, then that guy is now at 51%. That’s where the importance is

I've leaned it's nothing to do with anything other than if you don't match their vibe synergy don't matter if you went to MIT Harvard you need to have those personal easy to talk to skills and not be scared in interview at all go in there like your at some dude at the bar and not be self aware thinking you're in control or being anxious makes zero difference in what the outcome will become

I never sent a post-interview thank you letter, except when they rescheduled my interview due to my health condition at the time of the interview So yeah!! Thank you letter wouldn’t hurt they won’t hire me no matter how many thank you email i sent

Great Video. Thanks for breaking this down👍

A small note of thanks won't kill anyone .Its a feeling not a marketing strategy.Thanks.

always schedule your interview for when the interviewer has had their lunch and on Friday because they will be in better mood and that will make anything seem better including you

Lol at this video. As a hiring manager, I’ve never said “Well between these three, THIS one sent a thank you note so we’ll hire them.” It’s a nice gesture and I do advise sending it as a courtesy, but NEVER think a note is going to make or break your chances. Your actual skillset does that.

Thank you, Sir, for all the knowledge you are providing to us. Please I need to ask you a question; can we take about one minute or two to thank people who are interviewing us before they start the interview, and it would be it, instead of sending an email or a thank you note? Or can we take few copies of thank you note which we can hand to the people who are interviewing us after the interview is over? Which works better for a professional job interview? Thanks again.

Thanks Don, another great video! ----(from Sam)

When the interviewer shakes your hand at the end of the interview and says ''Good luck," don't waste your time or theirs with a Thank You Letter

Love your videos your amazing! Thanks for all the effort and incite you put into everything! Everyone Just finished - How to ace a job interview. If you need motivation to get out there it's a great place to start! #thankyou #youtube #trending

Don is on point. If you bombed the interview, no thank you note, pain letter, or 30-60-90 day plan is going to cover for that. If the employer already made up his/her mind about you during and after the interview, you can’t change that unless something drastic happens. A follow up note only carries about 5-10 percent of the weight just as Don said.

I sent one got called 1 hour later and got hired

I love this channel!

people like when they feel respected

I just had a mini panic attack when reading this title. I sent a thank you note moments before watching this video. 😂

If you’re 8th in line for a job, sell yourself more! In my early 20’s, I’d been hired for jobs I had no reason to apply for, but sold myself during & after the interview, later told it was my drive & enthusiasm that got my foot in the door. It doesn’t always work, but you’ve got nothing to lose by trying!

I really like your videos! Thank you!!

Great information. Thanks!

Thanks Don. I guess I'll send out a letter

Do you wait until after the last interview to nudge that you are interested in the next step with a thank you letter or can you use more than once in the process as needed?

I dont know who actually made up the idea to send thank you letters, I think they still say to do that for college graduates. What are you thanking them for? If they flew me out to another city and put me in a hotel, I would definately send them a hand written thank you note. But thank you for interviewing me? no.

Love your videos Don - they are very helpful!

Love all your videos

Makes perfect sense.

excellent points made - thank you

Thank You Letters don't always work, but they don't hurt either "Thanking them for their time, for inviting you to an interview, letting them know you are still interested in this position" It may carry 5-10+% of the weight, but not 50%/ 60%. If you don't have no or too little previous experiences, Thank You Letters won't work. It only meant to show appreciation, to nudge them a bit in your direction, but won't change their minds. For 3 candidates they like equally, it will make a difference, but if you are the 8#/9#, it won't work. In general, Thank You Letter indeed worked before, and sometimes make a complete difference. Besides US it also worked in Europe, where follow-up is less common. Send within 24 hours after the interview, and you can plan/ draft it before the interview, and just change a few thing afterwards and send in a couple of hours. If you've screwed the interviews, it's an opportunity to correct a "bad" interview, bring the lost points you forgot to mention in the interview and add more values.

I sent thank you letters to all people who interviewed me, just because I feel appreciation for the time they spent on me. That s all. I do not expect to be selected for the job because of the thank you email. Just as simple as that.

I never did and never will

This is really great!

Had a great interview really like the dentist really want to work for him. He’s just opening his first practice I have over 20 years experience. Sent him a thank letter and this is the reply I received His response Hi C. Thanks for the info and the email. It was great meeting you yesterday. We have a few more interviews, but we're very interested in you too. We'll definitely be in touch soon. Hope you have a great night and a great rest of the week. Thanks, R. That was last week should I still call if I haven’t heard back in a couple of weeks, send a cookie arrangement or leave it alone? HELP!

My interview today, i believe went really well, maybe great?; maybe bc i was back in the atmosphere of my former work(out 2 yrs), and was excited. No hard questions on weaknessesor failures; " tell me about yourself". I did not get manager's email. Do I do snail mail, or email through the recruiter? The recruiter is used by the hospital as go between for interviewing. Interesting; they will then look at my references, there is maybe 1 more applicant. I'm very experienced but 63yrs old, (2other nurses there are same). Thanks for a reply

Is it possible that they like me so much they’ll hire me without the thank you letter. I mean, I thanked you at the interview. How many times do I need to thank you.

Don, how would you recommend sending a thank you letter if there were 2-3 interviewers? Is it better to send one to each person, or just include all on the same email?

So curveball here, what about sending and email within 24 hours and hand delivering a thank you that was typed out and signed the next day

Another informative video. Thanks Don! Is asking for feedback appropriate in a thank you letter?

You are great 🙏🏼

So... Do not stop sending thank you letters

I don’t send thank you letter

Thank you letter may work, may not. Only harm is expecting it to work when there’s no guarantee it does

I'm hearing thank you letters and follow up letters are not the same, the former is in 24 hrs and the latter is a few days later and generally longer, go over missed details and after the interviewer has had more candidates to compare you with and you want to be remembered. What do you think, 2 letters or one?

What guarantees me the job after sending a Thank You letter is when the Hiring Manager replies back with a positive response.

Do you send thank you letters the higher up you go? For example does a VP send a letter to the C Suite? The impression I have gotten is no.

I had an interview but didn't have the managers email. I asked the HR person if they could give me the email and if they could forward the email to the managers. Not sure if that's a bad sign.

Don, I had a good interview but wasn't hired. I am about to write a thank you letter, but am indecisive weather or not (and how) I should ask them, if they can say sth about why they did not decide to go ahead (to the next step) with me?

I couldn't disagree more, not everyone sends a thank you letter, and every time I took the time to nail, I got the job.

Why don’t they thank you?? Im pretty tired of the employee as slave mentality

Like how many days you should write a thank you after a job interview

Hi don, I had a telephonic interview today and after the interview I sent a follow up letter explaining how the interview was and what I learnt from it and I said That I am eagerly waiting to hear from them soon. Should I seperate send a thank you letter.

I interviewed sent a thank you email the next day within 10 minutes all three interviewee replied “thanks and good luck” is that a bad sign since they all said “ good luck”?

what if you did give a thank you letter. letting them know that it was great meeting, and would put my upmost effort effort to do a good job. but you dont hear from them. did they change their mind after meeting. they did say they would have to run it through the boss before. and t hey would call. never heard anything. what it the interview, image, body language, ?

Respectfully, I am not agree with you, my friends and I did it just in 24-hours after the interview and we face the offer. It really works well.

I know this video was years ago, but I hope you still check it. I am facing this issue. I went to another city for an interview yesterday and forgot to send a thank you note. There were 2 people, and I forgot the name of one of them. I have the contact of the other interviewer. How bad is it if I ask for the name and contact of the person I forgot the name to send you a thank you letter. Are they going to think I am not good and unprofessional for forgetting the person's name? Tomorrow will complete 2 days that I had the interview. I don't what to do.

I was interviewed by three people. Which one should I send the thank you letter?

Wtf! I see this right after sending a thank you text to my project coordinator/interviewer and it was painful. It seems overly expected and cringe. Thanking someone for doing ones job is disingenuousness. But I'm socially awkward so wellsee

Can I send it 4 days after the interview, including two weekend days? also, there was a mix up because they didn’t know I was coming to the interview since I didn’t confirm, but I thought the email they sent was confirmation so didn’t confirm, but they still did it instead of rescheduling and one of the interviewers had to leave early. Should I apologize for the mixup in my email?

Ya but you dont know where you stand within the 10 other candidates

My interview was one week before.they told me that they have to interview four more candidates after me and will let me know by October mid..can I send a thank you letter after one week or can i send a follow-up along with thanking them

Can u put in link as to where i can buy the book perfect thank you letters please.

Why should I listen to a guy who makes a video about why you SHOULD send thank yous and titles it " STOP sending thank yous"?

Do you recommend sending a thank-you letter after a phone interview also?

I've never heard of this practise before . What like " thanks for turning me down " ?

Should I still send a thank you letter to a recruiter who only transcribed my answers and sent them to the company?

Why manager tells lies these people didn't call me back about the job yet they are playing games

I did after a week and a half 😳 is that too late?