Should I stop doing business with this job agency?

[Happy Lemming]

I can't speak for the Canadian mail service, but here in the US if you mail a local letter it gets to its destination within a day (for the most part). 

In theory, the letter should have been mailed the moment you got home from the interview.  When I worked, I kept a "thank you for the interview" letter on my hard drive -- ready to go.  When I got home, I'd fill in the person's name that interviewed me, add any pertinent information, print it and take it to the post office for the evening mail run.

When did you interview??

[DarrenB]

If they were to consider you a suitable candidate for the vacancy then they would make means to contact you via email/phone to confirm your offer of employment. Unless you're living under a rock you would be aware of their efforts to contact you to discuss such information with you.

I'd just wait if I were you and give it up to a week. Nowadays most employers' recruitment processes are longer than what they would usually be, especially if they were recruiting for more than one role. 

Regardless they should let you know. If you were successful probably via phone, if you were unsuccessful some then form of courtesy email.

Good luck, anyway. 

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by DarrenB

[ironpony]

The interview was on Friday and they said they will let me know by tomorrow, Monday.  I have been busy with my current job, having to work overtime, so I didn't write a letter.  I can do it now, but do not think it will arive in the mail by tomorrow morning, if it should arrive before they start thinking about who should get the job.

[Happy Lemming]

Going forward... (if you don't get this job) it would be good practice to have your "thank you for the interview" letter on your hard drive, ready to go for the next job interview.

Research some examples and have a couple of generic "thank you for the interview" letters on your hard drive... ready to customize.  Then all you have to do is drop in the name of interviewer, any additional information relative to that interview, print it out and mail it. 

You'll be prepared... in advance!

[lana-banana]

Do not mail a thank you letter in 2021, especially when first-class mail can take over a week to arrive (and probably long after the decision has been made). Send a polite email bringing up some highlights of the interview and your experience---a few sentences, nothing too over the top---within about 48 hours of the interview.

At the end of the day, a thank you note is only a potentially distinguishing factor. If someone wants to hire you, they will hire you regardless of whether you write a note.

Edited March 14, 2021 by lana-banana

[Happy Lemming]

1 minute ago, lana-banana said:

...especially when first-class mail can take over a week to arrive...

 

Not in my area, it only takes a day for a local letter. 

[ironpony]

Oh okay thanks.  Well a lot of jobs I apply for are on the Indeed website where they do not list an email address of the company.  And if I cannot find an email address of the company online, and a paper letter will take too long, then is calling a good third option if the other two will not work, or no?

[Happy Lemming]

Do you interview in person??  Or is it a phone interview??

I was making the assumption that you interviewed in person where they provided you an address, company name and person you'd be speaking with during the interview.

[ironpony]

Oh well they didn't tell me their email address while in person, but I didn't ask for it either.

[Doorstopper]

1 hour ago, ironpony said:

Oh okay, because I read that after interviews to always do follow ups after, but I wonder if that really does anything though.

My son applied for a research position at a Hospital 4 years ago. He sent a thank you e-mail after the interview. Unfortunately, that job was given to someone else. A few months later, another job opened up in the same department. He was offered the job without it even being opened up for interviews. He was told he was the only person who sent in a thank you. He's been with them 4 years now and has had several promotions.

Always follow up after an interview and ask for the e-mail information of the person you are speaking with, when you are being interviewed. You can casually ask for their e-mail, in case you have any follow up questions.

Good Luck!

Edited March 14, 2021 by Doorstopper
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[Happy Lemming]

22 minutes ago, ironpony said:

Oh well they didn't tell me their email address while in person, but I didn't ask for it either.

Going forward... I find it good practice to ask for a business card. 

Since you interviewed in person, you have the address, company name and the person's name you interviewed with.  I'd still send the letter.

As @Doorstopper pointed out, if another position opens or the candidate they picked doesn't work out, you'll have separated yourself from the rest of the stack of applicants.

[ironpony]

Sure I can do that, I just thought if I send the letter it will be too late by then, but I can still do it for the reasons you mentioned.  I will also ask for a business card next time.  Thank you very much for the ideas so far, everyone!

[ShyViolet]

Mailing a paper thank-you letter is totally weird and old-fashioned.  It makes you look like you're behind the times.  I think an email is way more appropriate.  Just one email, thanking them for the interview.  I would not contact them further after that.

I would think most companies should have an email address that you can look up.

[lana-banana]

24 minutes ago, ShyViolet said:

Mailing a paper thank-you letter is totally weird and old-fashioned.  It makes you look like you're behind the times.  I think an email is way more appropriate.  Just one email, thanking them for the interview.  I would not contact them further after that.

I would think most companies should have an email address that you can look up.

Not to mention lots of people work remotely (even beyond the pandemic) and aren't often at their company buildings. If I got a paper thank-you note from an interviewee I'd be completely weirded out.

[Happy Lemming]

"While not all hiring managers take thank-you notes as seriously as Liebman, 80% find such messages helpful when reviewing candidates, according to a survey by Accountemps."

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/30/do-i-have-to-send-a-thank-you-note-after-a-job-interview.html

[ShyViolet]

5 minutes ago, Happy Lemming said:

"While not all hiring managers take thank-you notes as seriously as Liebman, 80% find such messages helpful when reviewing candidates, according to a survey by Accountemps."

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/30/do-i-have-to-send-a-thank-you-note-after-a-job-interview.html

Did you read the link you posted?  It says that it can be an email.  

No one is saying not to send a thank-you at all.  We're just saying that sending it as an old-fashioned snail mail letter is weird.  An email is more appropriate and in line with today's world.

[Happy Lemming]

@ShyViolet

The OP stated he didn't have the e-mail address of the interviewer. Since it was an "in=person" interview, I made the assumption that he had the actual address & name of the company.

The point is moot anyway... He isn't going to send anything.

[ironpony]

I can send a paper letter.  I just didn't have an email address.

[ironpony]

There is a job I would really like if I could get it, but their online application I find difficult to fill out.  They want me to list the last 12 jobs I have worked, but I haven't worked that many jobs in the past.  I have only worked 7 jobs my whole life.  But the website says I must fill in 12, or it will not let me proceed further.  What do I do then, just refill the remaining ones with the same jobs, or what do you think?

[LuckyM]

12 jobs listed is very unusual I think.   Just write NA.  Not applicable.  Or dashes. They will understand

[ironpony]

But the website will not allow NA as an answer and I cannot submit the application if I try that.  But I guess it was a dumb question to ask here.  If the website will not accept answers, then I guess you just can't fix stupid.

[d0nnivain]

You have 7 jobs.  You need 12.  Take the 5 longest jobs you have & break the times worked in half & input them separately.  By that I mean if you worked somewhere for 2 years. Input it as two 1 year jobs

[Lotsgoingon]

You sure this is a valid form? 

[Wiseman2]

1 hour ago, Lotsgoingon said:

You sure this is a valid form? 

Agree, watch out for scammers. Never heard of needing 12 jobs for an application.

[ShyViolet]

This sounds like a bug or a glitch in their website.  Try a different browser.  Sometimes weird things happen and then if you try a different browser, it works.