<p>I had an interview for a Fall internship yesterday. Should I send a thank you email today or wait until Monday?</p>
<p>ASAP. But the email content is very important.</p>
<p>I waited until Monday morning so it’s fresh up on top of their inbox, but it’s up to you. Don’t think it’s a huge difference either way.</p>
<p>Either is fine. Depends on the person you sending it to . I knew the person I interviewed with checked his email mails late at nights and on weekends so I sent him an email Pretty much any reasonable time no matter what day it was.</p>
<p>The policy I’ve used is “within 36 hours.” If you send a follow-up/thank-you note too quickly, you won’t give yourself enough time to process what happened in the interview, and even if it seems like a good note, it won’t be as thoughtful or meaningful as it would if you wait a few hours.</p>
<p>The content is very important. You don’t want to send a meaningless form letter because nobody will remember it. You DO want to engage the person. Rather than just thanking them for their time, thank them for their time and drop a little line about something they mentioned on the personal side (e.g. “I hope your newborn lets you get some sleep soon!”). Rather than regurgitating random facts about the company, have a question ready; when I did my interviews, I always withheld at least one question from the people interviewing me so that I could prompt a response in a follow-up.</p>
<p>You do want to send the follow up soon - in my experience, people give their recommendations to the hiring managers within six business hours (i.e. if you interview at 9AM, expect a recommendation to be made before the day is over; if you interview at 1PM, expect a recommendation to be made at the beginning of the next day). That thank-you note might be what pushes you from “Probably a good hire” to “Absolutely must hire.”</p>
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<p>Exactly. If the email is too late then the decision is already made.</p>