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How about wishing them a flaming necklace? (Rubber tire around your neck filled with gasoline and then lit)
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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Fill in the groveling boiler plate letter? No.
Write your OWN letter in your OWN words? Yes.
Whether they called you or you called them, it doesn't hurt to write back and it's good practice.
How much time will it take and what would you otherwise do with the time?
If they interviewed other candidates who sent in 'boiler plate' letters and yours is personal, which do you think will be noticed?
Tim
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Umm, Okay, I supposed I was worried that I was going to come across as a grovelling so & so...
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Reading other replies.. I would send a letter to the company you interviewed with.. the recruiter... uhh... no.
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glennPattonBackInThePUB wrote: I was worried that I was going to come across as a grovelling so & so
You are looking for a job. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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Point to quote your sig Quote: Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
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On a more serious note, don't ever send out something you are not comfortable with.
As others have recommended write a short note in your own words and send it.
And remember once you lose your pride the rest is easy. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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I concur. As having to be the interviewer on more than a few instances at multiple companies, I appreciated receiving a "thank you letter" from the candidates. I ranked those who sent me a personal letter above those who did not bother.
I also appreciated it when the candidate took the time in their letter to expand on a weak verbal answer or to correct what they felt might have been a miscommunication in the face-to-face interview.
You do not have to grovel. Just say "thank you for taking time from your busy day to talk with me" and anything else you might want to clarify.
Good luck --
Jalapeño Bob
Lord, grant me the serenity to accept that there are some things I just can’t keep up with, the determination to keep up with the things I must keep up with, and the wisdom to find a good RSS feed from someone who keeps up with what I’d like to, but just don’t have the damn bandwidth to handle right now.
© 2009, Rex Hammock
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Who asked you to fill it in?
The company where the position is, or a parasite?
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No not the company, The Agent. (Public forum you don't know who's reading!  )
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glennPattonBackInThePUB wrote: The Agent Reptilian Slime Ball. (Public forum you do n't know who's reading! )
ftfy
veni bibi saltavi
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Then I can only agree with the others.
If it had been a request by a future employer I would have given you a different answer.
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I am confused by this...
I was taught to send a thank you letter... but whether I send it or not has never affected getting a job offer (because I have always received a job offer after every interview... )
I feel it is old fashioned. Who do I send the letter to? If I am interviewed by 10 people... (I've been to a 6 hour interview before - multiple people in each session), who do I send the "Thank You" to? Not the HR person who greeted me... he isn't doing the hiring.
Which technical person do I send it to? What if each one doesn't give a business card, so I don't know how to reach that person. Should I write 10 letters to each one 
These days, I just throw a email out to whoever I can and call it a day - for context this is in the USA... there may be cultural differences elsewhere.
modified 10-Jun-15 15:20pm.
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Well, here in the UK we seem to ape the USA so may be...
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Pualee wrote: Should I write 10 letters to each one
I think one letter to each of them should suffice... 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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The hiring manager and/or the person who influences the hiring manager is all that matters.
During the interview one of the most valuable bits of information is to figure out the power structure. Since it's not always obvious, I often just ask who I would be reporting to and who would be dictating what I do on a daily basis.
(I've had several jobs where my official manager defered to the [technical] team lead, since that's who the hiree would work with the most.)
BTW, I had an interview late last year for a job I really didn't want. But the interview went very well and the hiring manager was a nice guy, so I wrote a thanks, but no thanks email. No reason to burn that bridge to the ground.
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That is actually quite a good solution... I will keep it in mind.
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I would like to thank-you for taking a break from your proper work to look down your nose at me for a few precious minutes last week even though the job for which I was interviewing had already been given to the daughter of your chief executive on the basis that she fulfils your gender equality quota, makes an excellent cup of coffee, and once read the first chapter of a computer studies book in detention as the supervising teacher had forgotten to bring materials for any other task. I was particularly pleased to be given the opportunity to experience the thrills of a walk in the record breaking rainstorm as my taxi became enmired in the traffic control system for which the city is so rightly admired around the world. It will be something to tell the grandchildren which I will now never be able to afford having. I am also extremely grateful that you were so willing to assist with my current diet by refusing to offer either food or drink at any point during the three hours in which I was able to reach a full appreciation of the exquisite minimalism of your waiting room.
It only remains for me to wish you all long, happy, and prosperous lives so utterly unlike my own.
Bitter, moi?
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If it's a job I want, I always send a personalized letter, highlighting something positive about the company and/or project. I've even done this a few times for jobs I didn't want (and didn't get) because I was impressed by the hiring manager and/or potential colleagues and figure having them remember me in the future could be a good thing.
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I am not sure I am reading it correctly.
Did they send you an email to fill out, that makes it sound like you are groveling for the position, or they were groveling for you to fill it out.
But if you are still interested in the position, this could be a test. Can you follow directions? What is your response time, how interested are you in the position.
If you craft your own response be sure to answer all of their questions, so that they can compare your answers, and you don't miss anything. It is competitive out there right now. We have to separate people to determine who to make the offers to.
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It was from the agent for me to send to client. It just made me sound like I would be a 'grovelling Igor'...Having done two interviews this week I am now wondering if that is expected of me. I mean if the company wasn't advertising and gave me an interview I would I am putting them out to see me, as I am replying to an advert they have posted they are expecting to have to take time out...
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Then replying in your own words, sincerely, is best.
Make it personal (Our motto is that it is all about people).
Use the names you learned.
If you are interested in the position, tell them what jazzes you about the work, the team, and the environment. They are looking for a fit.
Don't grovel. Nobody wants someone who is desperate sounding. We want people who are confident, excited, passionate, and willing to work with losers like us... LOL
Enjoy!
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<2¢>
How bad do you want the job? Seriously. How bad?
If it's a position that you want (not just need), then consider that you are competing with other candidates.
From a "marketing myself" perspective, "face space" is all important. Think of the thank you letter as an opportunity to get your face in the hiring company's space; otherwise you're just another unremarkable tree swaying in the forest.
If the position or the company isn't really doing it for you, then don't waste your time; move on to fertilizing the next, more appealing opportunity.
</2¢>
Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
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It was funny[^], I did see selfies of people with dead bodies of their loved ones, but this one is awesome! Selfie before being a dead body.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
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