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Craig Cardimon wrote:
> I have asked many of
> those -- yeah, younger than me -- about how they hunt for
> work, and it is astounding. I am a dinosaur, I think.
>
> Most people I have asked have shrugged off thank you notes,
> saying they easily get jobs without them, so why bother. I
> send them, no matter what.
>
> One person said he gets his jobs through word-of-mouth referrals
> (networking) and doesn't even have a paper resume. Good grief.
>
> -- Craig [feeling rather Stone Age right now]
I'm not yet 30, but I follow up every interview with a thank you note.
I also prefer to send paper résumés on (at least) 32lb paper... and I press
the edges of each fold with a spoon to get a clean, crisp edge.
All of this may have more to do with my OCD than my age, though. :)
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