A simple thanks is all they ask – and it pays!

Reprinted courtesy of TheCareerNews.com
NEW YORK, NY –According to Vault’s exclusive Interview Manners Survey, which surveyed 675 employees and employers, more than 35 percent of employers said that a thank you note “always helps” a candidate, and and additional 42 percent said that it helps when deciding between two qualified candidates. Said one employer: “I have gone out of my way to hire/refer to my network candidates who have the grace to send a thank you note.”
Quality counts too – in one celebrated study, a researcher who sent out poor quality cards to people he didn’t know received a response rate of 10 percent – but when he sent out glossy, attractive cards, his hit rate went up 37 percent. Given this evidence, you may want to take the time out to have personalized thank-you cards made up. Don’t worry: not all personal engravers charge Tiffany rates. Shop around.

Send a thank-you note whenever someone’s done you a favor, interviewed or referred you. Don’t procrastinate – keep a box next to your phone or on your desk. Make a note whenever someone does something worthy of a thank-you note – and send it right away. Your action may be one of the first steps towards a schmoozy, more civil society.
Article abridged from NY Times, and reprinted from TheCareerNews.com. Get the latest breaking News, Tips and Tools for your job search, Free!