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sarika
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11/10/07 - 09:05 PM

What are the expectations regarding thank you notes.

1. Does it have to be a typed letter by mail...or email would suffice too?

2. What should be the time period to send the thank you notes....immediately...or say after a week or so....

3. Would u send it to everyone who interviewed or just the Program director.,.

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11/10/07 - 10:00 PM

Buy thank you card then hand-write and send

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11/11/07 - 02:38 AM

What if my handwriting is terrible? I was thinking about buying cards, attaching a typewriten letter and signing it... otherwise they might hate my handwriting! jaja grin

Edited by GLO MD on 11/11/07 - 02:51 AM

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11/11/07 - 09:01 AM

handwriting is better typing in case of sending thank you card. It shows your sincerity.

But if your handwriting is terrible, type it.

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11/11/07 - 09:20 AM

Is there a need to send a thank you note to a program that rejected me? Do they anticipate any kind of reply?

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sarika
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11/11/07 - 09:26 AM

Hey robin....but thats too much work......i was thinking of sending just an email to everyone who interviewed me.....

If sending thankyou cards is standard i would write it personally....(crying)

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11/11/07 - 09:44 AM

sarika wrote:
Hey robin....but thats too much work......i was thinking of sending just an email to everyone who interviewed me.....

If sending thankyou cards is standard i would write it personally....(crying)

it depends on you,

Because you got lots of IVs, send email to all but thank you card to program you like the most.

Good luck sarika

Edited by robin082006 on 11/11/07 - 09:57 AM

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11/11/07 - 09:45 AM

Justice wrote:
Is there a need to send a thank you note to a program that rejected me? Do they anticipate any kind of reply?

Mostly they ignore your thank you.

Good luck.

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11/11/07 - 09:56 AM

Ive been using e-mail. The point is to get something there. If they provide you with the e-mail addresses, use e-mail. If not, send a thank you note. Im not doing cards or anything like that. Just a brief thank you note for the experience.

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11/11/07 - 04:49 PM

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robin082006 wrote:
handwriting is better typing in case of sending thank you card. It shows your sincerity.

But if your handwriting is terrible, type it.

Good luck

Sorry, but typing vs handwriting doesn't mean a thing.

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11/11/07 - 04:51 PM

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sarika wrote:
What are the expectations regarding thank you notes.

1. Does it have to be a typed letter by mail...or email would suffice too?

2. What should be the time period to send the thank you notes....immediately...or say after a week or so....

3. Would u send it to everyone who interviewed or just the Program director.,.

1. Email works. It will actually get to your file.

2. I've had them sent the same day as the interview, and as far out as a month.

3. One to the entire program could be fine.

4. Less than 25% of persons send thank yous - don't sweat it if you weren't planning on it.

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sarika
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11/11/07 - 05:17 PM

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Thank you robin bbb zrf80 and all....you guys help alot...
Will send emails to all....and thank you cards in addition to just the ones i really appreciated the most (there were 3 people atleast who were very nice).

Guys dont think i ran off and did not post my interview experiences...I will do that by the end of next week for sure...right now i have limited access to the internet...but i really appreciate the advice and help i get from you guys and will return the favour as soon as i can.

Takecare

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