[sasa]

I’m wondering if it’s a good gesture/necessary to write a short thank you note to the partner again after they extended the offer at big 4. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

California Candidate
AUD 5/27/11 86
BEC 4/20/11 79
REG 8/28/10 81

[NoLifeNY]

Yes, that's absolutely the correct thing to do, add something personal from the interview so you'll jump start their memory.

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[Anonymous]

If they extended the offer in person at the interview, then I would. If, however, you interviewed, went home, wrote a thank you note for the interview, THEN received an offer…it depends. If the recruiter called you to give you the offer, then I probably wouldn't. I received a congratulatory email for my offer from a manager I interviewed with without first thanking her for making the offer/saying good things about me to get the offer – I responded to the congratulatory email. If the partner you interviewed with called you to make the offer, then maybe I'd send a quick “thanks again” email but I imagine you would've thanked the partner on the phone anyway so even that would be unnecessary.

Short answer: it certainly won't hurt to send a thank you note but I'm not sure it's really necessary.

[Anonymous]

I'm old school. I think a handwritten, personal note thanking them for their time (with or without offer) speaks volumes.

[Anonymous]

I had a Big 4 interview on a Thursday morning with a HR manager, senior manager and partner. The interview went well and at the end of the meeting I said to the HR manager “I hope you hire me”. She responded with “I hope so as well.” I then wrote a personalized thank you e-mail to each person within a few hours of getting home. About an hour after that I got a call from the HR person congratulating me and saying I would get an offer. Ten minutes after that the partner called and said I would get an offer. The conversation quickly transitioned to logistical matters in what I needed to do to formally accept the offer and complete all the necessary paperwork.

I wrote no more thank you e-mails after that since I essentially thanked them on the phone. So I think it depends on the situation and how personal you get with each person you interview with.

But before the interview I had already been talking with a senior associate and an additional HR person as well. They are the ones who initially set me up with the interview. I did not reach out to the additional HR person, but I did send an e-mail to the senior associate conveying my excitement to begin work. But at that point, our relationship had become more casual and informal, so it was not necessary to write a traditional thank you note.

[Anonymous]

Wow! That was fast. I guess in this day, a “snail mail” note would be untimely. I've been out of the hiring scene for a long time.

The important thing is that you are appreciative and they see it.

Congrats!

[ScruffMcGruff]

Always write one to anyone you spent a large amount of time with during the interview process. This includes (but is not limited to):

– Your HR Rep

– Any partner/manager/ect you specifically interviewed with

– Any employee who was assigned to ‘show you around'

In my experience, I ended up writing one of these to about 5-6 people after my interview, and once I got an offer I actually received like 3-4 e-mails back right as I got an offer (expressing their congratulations on getting the job). I only then had to really make 1-2 ‘extra' e-mails back to my original interview contacts once I got the job.

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[sasa]

Thanks everyone for your input! I did write a short note to the managing partner to thank him for the offer and got a response back as well. since the offer was communicated through a recruiter and the formal acceptance was over the internet, I felt a need to thank the partner who ultimately made the hiring decision.

California Candidate
AUD 5/27/11 86
BEC 4/20/11 79
REG 8/28/10 81

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