A Hiring Manager Tweeted Her ‘One Simple Thank You Rule’ to Getting a Job

How do you get prepared for a job interview? Go clothing shopping? Drill all the likely questions? Practice your handshake?

Jessica Liebman is the executive managing editor of Business Insider, and she recently tweeted one easy tip to putting your resume on the top of the heap.

“I’ve been hiring people for 10 years, and I still swear by a simple rule: If someone doesn’t send a thank you email, don’t hire them.”

Hey, I wrote something! … I’ve been hiring people for 10 years, and I still swear by a simple rule: If someone doesn’t send a thank you email, don’t hire them. https://t.co/NWXB1ozNgr

— Jessica Liebman (@jessicaliebman) April 5, 2019

Leibman elaborates in the article:

“How someone presents in interviews might not translate to effectiveness in the role. While sending a thank-you note doesn’t necessarily guarantee the person will be a good hire, it gives you the tiniest bit more data: The candidate is eager, organized, and well mannered enough to send the note. […]

It shows resourcefulness, too, because the candidate often has to hunt down an email address the interviewer never gave them. At Insider Inc., we look to hire “good eggs.” The thank-you email is a mark for the good-egg column.’”

“Seven years later, I stand by it.”

Twitter was having none of that.

First, because of the inherent cultural bias that expectation sets…