Thank you, Michael, and thanks for the vote! I believe that at last count you've pushed Reading into first place. Which will win the coveted 25 bucks? The excitement is growing. 🤭
What a great article! It should be mandatory reading in schools and colleges! In today's digital world, a hand-written note is even more impactful than ever! So many great points in this post. Thank you Anne!
My vote goes to Futures without Violence. Thanks for the links to these organizations.
Thank you for your insightful writing about thank-you letters. How to pick between five great organizations? I fully agree with Jodie, though I'll go this time with Futures Without Violence - we need to stop the bleeding.
Thank you, Corey, and thanks for your ongoing great work on issues pertaining to women. I agree on how hard it is to choose. That's why I'm asking you all to do it for me!
(FYI for anybody interested: some of these were curated by CREDO, a fabulous (imho) phone company that donates a portion of its income to good NGOs.)
You hit three crucial practices that should be standard: networking, interview prep and follow-up including thank-you messages. Having been on both ends of the hiring equation. I agree the latter can be a factor in hiring decisions.
A brief story from the other side of interviewing that impressed me. Nearly 20 years ago, I found myself between jobs. Starbucks had a job at HQ in Seattle that sounded like a good fit. We're weren't eager about leaving SoCal to return to the Pacific Northwet (not a typo), but I knew Starbucks was a decent company with a good culture and practices, such as offering health care benefits to part-time employees, etc. and I needed a job. I ended up coming in second for the position. A couple of days after the "Sorry, we're going with someone else" call from the recruiter, a FedEx package arrived. Inside was a nice handwritten card from the recruiter thanking me for applying, as well as a pound of coffee, an assortment of teas and a mug, a nice consolation gesture on their part. My feelings toward the company have cooled with their resistance to employees unionizing, but I'll never forget the interview experience in 2004.
What a great story, Patrick! I share your mood swing via Starbucks - seems inevitable as fame and power set in, whether you're a person or a corporation. Thanks for voting!
Maybe I can persuade you to help me with a future entry on this topic. After all, you are the Ant I was envisioning as I write about my Grasshopper years. ;-)
As a retired English teacher, I most definitely vote for Reading is Fundamental. Our students have fallen further behind in the basic skills of reading, writing and math due to the pandemic. Most incarcerated people read below the fourth grade level. We need to do better.
Thank you, Michael, and thanks for the vote! I believe that at last count you've pushed Reading into first place. Which will win the coveted 25 bucks? The excitement is growing. 🤭
Lovely essay! I agree to the efficacy of thank you notes, I just wish I was more faithful about writing them.
I vote for Reading is Fundamental
What a great article! It should be mandatory reading in schools and colleges! In today's digital world, a hand-written note is even more impactful than ever! So many great points in this post. Thank you Anne!
My vote goes to Futures without Violence. Thanks for the links to these organizations.
Thanks, Trisha, very kind words. And thanks for voting!
Thank you for your insightful writing about thank-you letters. How to pick between five great organizations? I fully agree with Jodie, though I'll go this time with Futures Without Violence - we need to stop the bleeding.
Thank you, Corey, and thanks for your ongoing great work on issues pertaining to women. I agree on how hard it is to choose. That's why I'm asking you all to do it for me!
(FYI for anybody interested: some of these were curated by CREDO, a fabulous (imho) phone company that donates a portion of its income to good NGOs.)
Social Security Works is my choice.
You hit three crucial practices that should be standard: networking, interview prep and follow-up including thank-you messages. Having been on both ends of the hiring equation. I agree the latter can be a factor in hiring decisions.
A brief story from the other side of interviewing that impressed me. Nearly 20 years ago, I found myself between jobs. Starbucks had a job at HQ in Seattle that sounded like a good fit. We're weren't eager about leaving SoCal to return to the Pacific Northwet (not a typo), but I knew Starbucks was a decent company with a good culture and practices, such as offering health care benefits to part-time employees, etc. and I needed a job. I ended up coming in second for the position. A couple of days after the "Sorry, we're going with someone else" call from the recruiter, a FedEx package arrived. Inside was a nice handwritten card from the recruiter thanking me for applying, as well as a pound of coffee, an assortment of teas and a mug, a nice consolation gesture on their part. My feelings toward the company have cooled with their resistance to employees unionizing, but I'll never forget the interview experience in 2004.
What a great story, Patrick! I share your mood swing via Starbucks - seems inevitable as fame and power set in, whether you're a person or a corporation. Thanks for voting!
Maybe I can persuade you to help me with a future entry on this topic. After all, you are the Ant I was envisioning as I write about my Grasshopper years. ;-)
As a retired English teacher, I most definitely vote for Reading is Fundamental. Our students have fallen further behind in the basic skills of reading, writing and math due to the pandemic. Most incarcerated people read below the fourth grade level. We need to do better.
Thanks, Jodie. Couldn't agree more. (Sadly.)