| You do. If you want the job, that is. | | | | Yeah, I don't think so. |
| The thank you letter is a critical element of the | | | | Likewise, this thank you is a closing summation of |
| interviewing process. In a way, it's analogous to the | | | | sorts - and equally important. You're recapping the |
| defense attorney making his closing summation at | | | | interview and everything that's happened up to this |
| trial. The evidence has been presented; now he's | | | | point and trying to convince them to hire you. This |
| wrapping the whole thing up with a bow, recapping | | | | letter is your final opportunity to reiterate your |
| what's been said, and trying to convince the jury | | | | unique selling proposition and make a lasting |
| why they should decide in his client's favor. It's not | | | | impression. It's your last chance to restate the most |
| uncommon for the case to be won or lost on the | | | | important aspects of your candidacy and summarize |
| basis of the summation. | | | | how you can help the company meet its challenges. |
| If you're the person on trial, you probably don't want | | | | That means you give this some thought and craft a |
| your attorney to phone this in. Or to decide it isn't | | | | persuasive, error free letter. Everyone you |
| worth doing at all - why not skip it and roll the dice? | | | | interviewed with gets one. No copies - each person |
| Let's just send them in to deliberations and let the | | | | gets his or her own letter. |
| chips fall where they may. After all, this is just a | | | | Skip this step (or fail to take it seriously) at your peril. |
| formality, right? | | | | |