The Secret Rules For Getting Hired
>"If someone doesn't send a thank you email, don't hire them".<p>I recently went through a short job search for programming work in Austin. I made it all the way to the final, on-site interview at three places before landing an offer.<p>Every time I did not get an offer, I would get an email saying "thank you so much for your time, please reply with your concerns or questions!"<p>And so, each time, I sent and email asking "what did I do wrong, and what could I improve?" making it very clear I was just looking for a quick, single sentence answer like "more github projects" or "you smell."<p>I didn't get a single reply. Not one.<p>After that, I quit playing the ultra polite send-a-thank-you for every single phone call or meeting I was graced with, and sure enough, I got a couple job offers after that.<p>If anything, the whole experience convinced me that no one maybe outside of sales or filling an executive position really cares about this kind of business etiquette - either in giving it or receiving it.