Courtesy.

I've been a quite a few interviews this past summer, looking for a teaching position here in NYC. I've been to quite a few interviews where afterwards, you simply do not hear anything from them- their silence is apparently the message they send to tell you they're not interested.

Yeah, you probably don't want to work there, so you can skip sending the letter in those cases.

That much is certain. It really is surprising because I will race home to get a thank you note in the mail for people who've met with me. Sometimes I'll write the note out in advance so I can get it into the mailbox that day.

Bet you'd remember the ones who'd send you a thank you note, then! :)