What Color Is Your Parachute 2018 by Richard N. Bolles copy

The success rate of this as a method for finding jobs isn’t terrific. But
it does happen.
You Must Send Thank-You Notes, Please, Please,
Pleeze
After anyone has done you a favor, anytime during your job-hunt, you
must be sure to send them a thank-you note by the very next day, at the
latest. I emphasized this in tips #9 and #16 in chapter 4. It’s just as
important here. Such a note should be sent by you to anyone who helps
you, or who talks with you. That means friends, people at the organization
in question, temporary agency people, secretaries, receptionists, librarians,
workers, or whomever.
Ask them, at the time you are face-to-face with them, for their business
card (if they have one), or ask them to write out their name and work
address, on a piece of paper, for you. You don’t want to misspell their
name. It is difficult to figure out how to spell people’s names, these days,
simply from the sound of it. What sounds like “Laura” may actually be
“Lara.” What sounds like “Smith” may actually be “Smythe,” and so on.
Get that name and address, but get it right, please.
And let me reiterate: thank-you notes must be prompt. Email the thankyou
note that same night, or the very next day at the latest. Follow it with a
lovely copy, handwritten or printed, nicely formatted, and sent through the
mail. Most employers these days prefer a printed letter to a handwritten
one, but if your handwriting is beautiful, then go for it.
Don’t ramble on and on. Your mailed thank-you note can be just two or
three sentences. Something like: “I wanted to thank you for talking with
me yesterday. It was very helpful to me. I much appreciated your taking
the time out of your busy schedule to do this. Best wishes to you,” and then
sign it. Of course, if there’s any additional thought you want to add, then
add it. And when you’re done, remember to sign it.
What If I Get Offered a Job Along the Way, While
I’m Just Gathering Information?
Not likely. Nonetheless, an occasional employer may stray across your