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Re:Top Ways to Blow a Job Interview by kaffeinecoma on Friday January 07, 2011 @12:51PM (#2080286)
I think it's an anachronism. I've interviewed well over a hundred candidates for various engineering positions, and it's extremely rare to get a follow-up. The few that I have received came across as kind of stalkerly. But maybe that's just me.

The only situation I can imagine sending one is if a couple of weeks go by and you still haven't had any response after the interview (which usually isn't a good sign anyway.)

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Re:Top Ways to Blow a Job Interview by artmageddon on Friday January 07, 2011 @01:09PM (#2080399)
What kind of follow ups have you gotten that seem stalkerly? Usually when I send them, I just say "Thanks for your time, I look forward to hearing more about the position."(albeit more professionally).

If they say, "Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing more about the position-perhaps when you arrive tomorrow at 8:15 in the parking lot? I'll have your favorite latte in hand" then I would agree that it's stalkerly :)

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