Do not send "thank you" notes after OCI/callback interviews. Forum

[84651846190]

They're canned. They interrupt my day. And I don't care. If anything, they might make me ding you for being an overly obsessed striver.

[El Pollito]

Not this again.

[84651846190]

Not this again.

Sorry, I just got one when I was right in the fucking middle of something and waiting for an important series of emails.

[09042014]

Not this again.

Sorry, I just got one and I was right in the fucking middle of something and waiting for an important series of emails.

I agree don't send, but lol at you getting mad. Don't you get like 50 billion:

Dear Jared COME TO MY CLE ON HOW TO FORECLOSE ON DISABLED PEOPLES HOUSES! emails a day?

[moonman157]

Almost sent some today. If I had, I would be panicking that you had interviewed me.

[84651846190]

Not this again.

Sorry, I just got one and I was right in the fucking middle of something and waiting for an important series of emails.

I agree don't send, but lol at you getting mad. Don't you get like 50 billion:

Dear John COME TO MY CLE ON HOW TO FORECLOSE ON DISABLED PEOPLES HOUSES! emails a day?

Yeah, but my spam filter catches all of these pieces of shit. I don't have time to add everyone I interview to my spam filter.

[nsideirish]

:Complains about wasting 20 seconds to read and promptly delete an email:

:spends 5+ minutes complaining about said email on TLS:

[toothbrush]

tcr to thank recruiting and "extend thanks to those who interviewed me (partner 1, partner 2, associate 1, ass. 2)" etc?

[ResIpsa21]

:Complains about wasting 20 seconds to read and promptly delete an email:

:spends 5+ minutes complaining about said email on TLS:

TCR

[2014]

Surely you can find a term to set up a filter with. Just look at 4 or 5 of them and they must have a commonality that doesn't show up in your work emails.

[Cicero76]

:Complains about wasting 20 seconds to read and promptly delete an email:

:spends 5+ minutes complaining about said email on TLS:

[rpupkin]

tcr to thank recruiting and "extend thanks to those who interviewed me (partner 1, partner 2, associate 1, ass. 2)" etc?

That's a waste of time, but it's harmless.

[84651846190]

:Complains about wasting 20 seconds to read and promptly delete an email:

:spends 5+ minutes complaining about said email on TLS:

Yeah, but at least I get to *choose* to waste my own time rather than having my eyes raped.

[Anonymous User]

2nd year at a major NYC firm here - agreed, no thank you notes.

[dbg]

V20 associate here. I don't mind getting thank you notes. It's kind of nice. Won't rescue you if you sucked, but it's not bad. If anything, after this thread I would say send them so that you have less of a chance of ending up working with the kind of person who is like, "GAHHH I was waiting for a certain email and then a DIFFERENT email from someone I interviewed came through, having the audacity to THANK me!!! How dare he!"

I mean, seriously, at most firms, participating in recruiting is a choice. If I do callbacks, I've already volunteered to spend 30 minutes plus follow-up calls with you; if I go on-campus, I've already volunteered to spend an 8 hour day interviewing. The idea that receiving a thank-you note is somehow an unpardonable waste of my time is insane.

You don't have to send one and it doesn't hurt if not, but if you want to, my only advice on thank you notes is to have them reflect the "stiffness" of the interview. If you interviewed with an associate who was around your same age, don't say, "Dear Mr. Smith, I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. I continue to believe I would be an asset to X, Y, and Z LLP." Try more along the lines of, "Dave, it was nice getting the chance to talk to you about your practice and, in particular, bankruptcy and reorganization. I really enjoyed my callback at X, Y, and Z, and it seems like a great group of people. Hope you enjoyed that Yankees game you mentioned!" And with partners, make a judgment call -- were they the old, formal type? Or more casual?

[2transferornot]

They're canned. They interrupt my day. And I don't care. If anything, they might make me ding you for being an overly obsessed striver.

What about a "fuck you" note?

[rpupkin]

They're canned. They interrupt my day. And I don't care. If anything, they might make me ding you for being an overly obsessed striver.

What about a "fuck you" note?

If you send a "fuck you" note, I recommend doing so anonymously--like you've done here in your post.

Anon abuse on TLS is becoming an epidemic.

[L’Étranger]

if I go on-campus, I've already volunteered to spend an 8 hour day interviewing. The idea that receiving a thank-you note is somehow an unpardonable waste of my time is insane.

I didn't get this about the OP's post either. Taking a few hours or more to interview candidates seems like a relatively big commitment of time and effort. Why get so irked by an email or two that takes a few seconds to deal with after doing all that?

[Anonymous User]

at the associates who dislike thank-you notes: since not everyone agrees it's a bad thing, why don't you post the city of the firm you work for (or better yet, the firm you work for) so we know not to annoy you. it's a win-win right?

[ph14]

Do you get billable hours credit for doing screening and callback interviews?

[09042014]

Do you get billable hours credit for doing screening and callback interviews?

I don't.

[84651846190]

V20 associate here. I don't mind getting thank you notes. It's kind of nice. Won't rescue you if you sucked, but it's not bad. If anything, after this thread I would say send them so that you have less of a chance of ending up working with the kind of person who is like, "GAHHH I was waiting for a certain email and then a DIFFERENT email from someone I interviewed came through, having the audacity to THANK me!!! How dare he!"

I mean, seriously, at most firms, participating in recruiting is a choice. If I do callbacks, I've already volunteered to spend 30 minutes plus follow-up calls with you; if I go on-campus, I've already volunteered to spend an 8 hour day interviewing. The idea that receiving a thank-you note is somehow an unpardonable waste of my time is insane.

You don't have to send one and it doesn't hurt if not, but if you want to, my only advice on thank you notes is to have them reflect the "stiffness" of the interview. If you interviewed with an associate who was around your same age, don't say, "Dear Mr. Smith, I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. I continue to believe I would be an asset to X, Y, and Z LLP." Try more along the lines of, "Dave, it was nice getting the chance to talk to you about your practice and, in particular, bankruptcy and reorganization. I really enjoyed my callback at X, Y, and Z, and it seems like a great group of people. Hope you enjoyed that Yankees game you mentioned!" And with partners, make a judgment call -- were they the old, formal type? Or more casual?

nice first post

[84651846190]

Do you get billable hours credit for doing screening and callback interviews?

Hell no.

[84651846190]

if I go on-campus, I've already volunteered to spend an 8 hour day interviewing. The idea that receiving a thank-you note is somehow an unpardonable waste of my time is insane.

I didn't get this about the OP's post either. Taking a few hours or more to interview candidates seems like a relatively big commitment of time and effort. Why get so irked by an email or two that takes a few seconds to deal with after doing all that?

...because it serves literally no purpose. 99% of people I interview thank me right after the interview. There's no need to thank me again.

[84651846190]

They're canned. They interrupt my day. And I don't care. If anything, they might make me ding you for being an overly obsessed striver.

What about a "fuck you" note?

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