Understand how people can misunderstand. Usually the word provoke has a negative aura to it.

alright tq

It's the "waiting game" now...

do update us. curious about it

i think the hiring manager just being nice. lol

Depending on how you craft the thank you note.

For me, thank you note is just a simple note to thank the interviewer for their busy schedule to meet you, after filtering tonnes of application.

It also to reinforced into the interviewer mind to remember you, imagine easily they interview 5-10 candidates just for 1 role. The interview last for 1-2 hours only, and, you need to impressed them within this short time, to a complete strangers who meeting multiple persons, on top of their usual day to day job.

And, sometime, the thank you note can be deciding factor in hiring, imagine if they have 2 similar qualified candidates, the one who send in the thank you note, will show that this person is seriously want eager for this job, thus, landing him/ her for this role.

Could be ....

I used to sent thank you note too. Just take it as a courtesy to ask for their names and email in order to send a thank you note. Basically to me its more like showing my interest in the job. But the mail informing will be in contact in one week seems vague, he might just telling you im looking for better candidate, if there is better, bye to you.

I personally went to an interview, in which she was so interested that she say will contact me ASAP, and she did it the next day.

but still, hope you can update us on your outcome though, good luck!

Yes as someone mentioned "thought provoking" means you gave them points to ponder. It could be an opinion you said about the company or its products/ services etc.

Also, yes don't over analyse. Some words may have been said as courtesy so just take it with a pinch of salt (don't take it seriously).

Both agree and disagree with you here. Having interviewed many people, generally I won't bother wanting to receive any "thank you note" coz it's personally a bother. I have loads of emails to read and reply each day and imagine if there were 20 candidates and I receive 20 emails, I'll be a little annoyed.

Having said that though, receiving a thank you note is also a sign of courtesy and that this person cares about the job. I don't view it as "desperation". Everyone who comes in for interview, wants the job. It's a matter of them showing appreciation of YOUR busy time to meet them. So I do take it positively, although it may be a bother

Yes, I'll agree on this. Given the same choice, I'll probably choose the one who sent a thank you note as it shows he/ she cares more about it. A person who cares more, usually shows better enthusiasm which MAY lead to better performance.

It may be a speculation, assumptions blablabla but nothing wrong with selecting the one who wants it more.

Well you're entitled to your opinion. And it's thinking too much about backstabbing and whatnot when this is just a thank-you note we're talking about lol. You're calling these people hypocrites from your description, but here's the thing - don't judge them based on a thank you letter. Why get so worked up over a simple email/ note? Just dismiss it. You don't have to reply if you don't want to.

And, don't forget you have YET to hire this person so you can't say you're hiring him/ her to do a meaningless task. It's not a task. You have YET to hire him/ her so sending the thank you note is at HIS/ HER time of disposal and not the company's.

Lastly, there is NEVER such a thing as a "WASTED TRIP". Going for interviews is also a way to generate experience and find out more about a company. They are meaningful. The more you attend, the better you get at it. One may stumble in the first few interviews but will be able to express himself/ herself more in subsequent interviews.

Making mistakes, failing, falling down - they are all part of human. Nobody is perfect, especially the people working IN the company.

Even as an experienced person, I sometimes make mistakes at work too. I acknowledge it, make amends and my Management understands. However, the error shall not be repeated again as you're supposed to learn from it.


Don't worry, even if an interview didn't go well, generally interviewers do not comment negatively.

Well... again, I find that comparison isn't apple to apple. Unless you're saying Candidate A insisted during the interview that you hire him/ her and that you'll be a fool not to, and also says you'll be damned if you don't hire him/ her and also explains the benefit of hiring him/ her. And then there's Candidate B who comes in and tell you straight forward what he/ she can do.
That's weird.

So anyway to cap it, for you a "thank you note" is bullshit.

Just to share with newbies who are debating whether to drop any thank you notes - in conclusion, so far it's 1 person who thinks that Thank You Note is bullshit. However some do give a shit whether you send one or not. Then there are those who gives no shit whether you send them or not.

Hope that's capped nicely

Could be either. So you should judge based on the flow of the interview and how you felt. If you feel that you didn't say anything silly/provocative for example, then it should be good