The suggestion to send a thank you note after a job interview or a meeting with a recruiter surely is not new to anybody. However, many may feel that they are being intruding, pushy or just plain annoying if they ONCE AGAIN bomb the hiring manager they just met with yet another email.

If you are one of those people, forget that feeling immediately! Here are some pretty interesting statistics saying what hiring managers really think about job candidates who send a thank you note after an interview:

Source: CareerBuilder

So now that you have been convinced that following up and sending a thank you note is crucial for you job application process, here are 3 tips to follow when thanking a hiring manager:

1. Write a thank you note to everybody. If there were multiple interviewers or you got the interview through a recruitment agency, make sure that you send a follow up email to all of them. You should have this in mind already in the interview so you can ask for the contact information in case you already don’t have it.

2. Follow up quickly. You should send your thanks shortly after the interview, preferably the same or the next day. Hiring decisions can be made very shortly after the applicants have been interviewed, and you don’t want to be the one that did not follow up!

3. Remind them of why you should be hired. Highlight your main qualifications and attributes and bring up something that you didn’t have the chance to bring up in the interview. Remember that this is your last chance at making a good impression on the hiring manager!

ps. Following up is also a good way of asking when they might be making decisions if that wasn’t mentioned after the interview!