Thank You Letters

By Brian Clapp If you've just graduated or are wrapping up an internship and find yourself in job-seeker mode, you've probably been inundated with the career cliche: "It's not what you know, but who you know." Those are nine very scary words for anyone without many professional contacts. (And who are we...

By Alison Green If you're like most job seekers, you know that you're supposed to send a thank-you note after an interview, but you're not quite sure what that note should say or what makes a good one. Here are the five most important things to know about how a post-interview thank-you note can increase your...

By Gerrit Hall In the careers industry, I field a lot of questions about the job search everyday. Everything from resume writing tips to interview etiquette, I've heard it all. A popular question I hear a lot is about the dreaded follow-up. After you've applied to a job or breezed through an interview, you...

A Knock 'em Dead follower writes, "I went on an interview this last Monday and I thought it went really well. Should my follow-up letter be "overnighted"?

A Knock em Dead Facebook follower writes, "When writing a 'Thank you for the interview' letter, should I address the person by first name since I usually refer to them by their first name in the interview?" An interesting question of professional etiquette, where as much depends on the age and status...

By Justin Thompson, The Work Buzz Really, I had the simplest of intentions. By sending out a link to The Oatmeal's classic graphic of "10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling" as a reminder to job seekers everywhere that a lot is two words, I opened a vortex of commonly misused or misspelled words that drive...

By Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder Over the years, hiring managers have born witness to every hiring, interviewing, résumé, cover letter and negotiation mistake there is. You know what these blunders are. We've told you several times. Yet you (and hundreds of other job seekers)...

AOL Jobs readers frequently send in questions about thank you letters. Here are answers to our readers' top 5 questions.

What will the world of job search and work will be like when the next generation of workers (sometimes called Generation Z) ventures out in search of their first job in the next decade? I've been observing how integral technology is to a teen's everyday life and trying to make predictions for how technology...