No response to callback thank you notes = ding? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Had callback 2 days ago and wrote thank you notes to each of my interviewers. None of them replied. Bad sign?

[john titor]

in my experience, yes.

good luck!

[Anonymous User]

in my experience, yes.

good luck!

for those that did response, how long did it usually take for them to do so?

[john titor]

I wish I could answer that, but none of them did. I went on a few callbacks when I was in school but didn't get any jobs from them, or responses to my thank you notes.

[Anonymous User]

are you hand writing them, ior emailing them??? I have heard hand writing them is preferred, but sometimes it doesnt make it in time before they make a decisoin...

[Anonymous User]

are you hand writing them, ior emailing them??? I have heard hand writing them is preferred, but sometimes it doesnt make it in time before they make a decisoin...

I emailed. This is not 1997 anymore.

[azlawlady]

in my experience, yes.

good luck!

I'm curious as to why you said yes. I'm not in LS, but just because someone doesn't email back it doesn't automatically mean that its a ding. These guys are probably super busy interviewing and everything that goes along with that, so even if they did like you and are planning on calling you back, why would they take the time to send an email back? OP, I say just 'cause they didn't respond, it doesn't mean you're screwed.

[AmicusCuriae]

Your interviewers are busy people; they may not have time to reply. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[Anonymous User]

are you hand writing them, ior emailing them??? I have heard hand writing them is preferred, but sometimes it doesnt make it in time before they make a decisoin...

I emailed. This is not 1997 anymore.

Ok, but i have heard that hand written letters really make a good impression.

[mr.undroppable]

Are you guys out of your minds with the thank you notes?

Send one email to the head hiring partner who is your contact or anyone else you made a legitimate connection with. Hand written notes to everyone is a waste of time. They won't be read before your decision is made and even if they are they will certainly not be the deciding factor in whether or not you get an offer.

[Anonymous User]

While I don't do separate thank yous to each interviewer, I do one to the legal recruiting coordinator or someone who escorted you throughout the day and mention each of my interviewers within that same thank you letter.

[Anonymous User]

someone i know who got a firm job as a 1L didn't get a response from anyone she e-mailed thanks to

i would think a short response = slight slight positive, a warm response = positive, none = neutral

[Anonymous User]

They don't respond, so no response is normal.

[john titor]

in my experience, yes.

good luck!

I'm curious as to why you said yes. I'm not in LS, but just because someone doesn't email back it doesn't automatically mean that its a ding. These guys are probably super busy interviewing and everything that goes along with that, so even if they did like you and are planning on calling you back, why would they take the time to send an email back? OP, I say just 'cause they didn't respond, it doesn't mean you're screwed.

well, I said yes because in my experience, I've never gotten a job where they didnt respond to my thank you notes.

[Anonymous User]

Why does a thank you require a return thank you?

But regardless, i've sent the email usually with no response. I still got a few CBs

[nativedelta]

My law school explicitly says NOT to hand write notes and not to do email. They want us to mail a thank you note that looks more like a business letter to me.

Either way--email or snail mail, thank you cards are not meant to be responded to. It's not a two-way conversation. It is your expression of thanks and should not elicit a response. I would not expect any response to a thank you note.

[3rdYrLitigator]

Are you guys out of your minds with the thank you notes?

Send one email to the head hiring partner who is your contact or anyone else you made a legitimate connection with. Hand written notes to everyone is a waste of time. They won't be read before your decision is made and even if they are they will certainly not be the deciding factor in whether or not you get an offer.

I'm just going to say that when I went through OCI everyone hand wrote thank you notes (and that wasn't so long ago). And if you send notes the next day (as we all were told to do) it will not get there after a decision is made. Most attorneys will not care, but I can assure you some partners will care. It's something that used to be common courtesy, and some older partners are sticklers to tradition. I can absolutely see it making a difference to older, more traditional partners.