Comments on: 10 Biggest Job Interview Blunders

By: Pat Brady

Pat Brady — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:14:16 +0000

You are correct. In my case the receptionist OR mail room person put the cards in OUT going mail.

By: John Heaney

John Heaney — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:09:27 +0000

A great cautionary tale for job seekers. Make sure you get business cards from each person you interview with so you have their precise address when mailing thank you notes. Large companies typically have a location code in the address of each person indicating their department, floor and specific location. Make sure you use it or your mail won’t find the right person until it’s too late.

By: Pat Brady

Pat Brady — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:50:05 +0000

I had a bad experience with mailing thank you cards. I had an interview with a company and decided to HAND deliver the thank you cards. It was a big corporation so I had to drop them off at the reception desk. The office was so big that each office had kind of its own address. I had the receptionist look over how the envelopes were addressed before I gave them to her. About 10 days later I got the letters in the mail postmarked “no postage” and “insufficient address”. By that time they had already made their decision.

By: Susie Sharp

Susie Sharp — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:32:12 +0000

Dear Mr. Heaney,

Thank you for pointing out the Thank You note item. In this world where communications are continually being compressed to fit into a 140 character format, the thoughtful act of sending a well-composed physical, snail-mailed Thank You note can serve any applicant stand well in front of the pack.

I advise all job seekers to invest in personalized Thank You notes on a heavy weight professional stock. And please don’t send the store-bought ones that say “Thank You” or have pictures of bunnies/kitties/babies on the front. This is Business where Tacky and Cute just don’t cut it. Have your initials on the front.

As a former printer, I am a bit of a snob when it comes to Thank You notes. I look at the envelope. Is it lined? (a thrill!) I feel the paper. I look for a watermark… and my heart goes all a-flutter should I come across the rare situation when the initials are embossed, not just thermographed.

Here’s a suggestion for people looking for professional notes that will help them stand out from the fray. You can’t go wrong with Crane’s: http://www.crane.com/

Thank you for your insightful and professional comments; I look forward to your next posting.

With great regard,

Susie Sharp

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