| One of my medical sales candidates had a great | | | | a thank you note as soon as possible. However, I |
| interview, and was following my advice to send a | | | | realized that I misspelled ________. I'm embarrassed. |
| thank you note to the hiring manager as quickly as | | | | It's just not like me to make a mistake like that." And so |
| possible. I usually advise job candidates to email their | | | | on. She ended the note with something positive, and |
| thank you notes rather than sending by snail mail | | | | the interview process went on. (In another situation, |
| because hiring decisions are often made faster than a | | | | that would have ended her as a candidate for that job. |
| letter would get there. BUT, she sent the thank you | | | | To a sales manager, someone who would be so |
| note on her iPhone, and she made a mistake. She | | | | careless in a job interview situation would likely be |
| realized after she sent the note that she had | | | | even more careless with customers.) |
| misspelled a word, and she was devastated. That's | | | | The moral of the story: Be enthusiastic and send your |
| almost as bad as misspelling a word on your resume. | | | | thank you notes quickly, but take a breath and |
| So, as her medical sales recruiter, I told her to go back | | | | spell-check it before you send it. And maybe you |
| to her computer and send another note: | | | | should type it and send it through your email instead of |
| "In my excitement over the job, I wanted to send you | | | | texting it. |