Gary L. Nunn wrote:
1. After an interview (phone or in person) is it appropriate to send a thank you - either a hand written card or an email. Since I am looking for jobs in the IT field, I tend to favor email. Some sources say the "thank you" is virtually mandatory and some sources say that it is more of an annoyance because they don't want to waste the time to read them.
Keep your name up there, but keep it short.
Absolutely. Nothing worse than "Dear Sir/Madam" or "To whom it may concern" on an application.2. Recently I have been contacting companies to find the name of the person that will be actually receiving my resume and addressing this to them directly. The source that gave me this idea says that this shows initiative. Any thoughts?
If you do this, it would have to be in conjunction with pointing out that you are going from contracting to a permanent position. In that case, I think it would show that you know you can do the job and that others will support that opinion.3. This question is one that I am personally on the fence with - My supervisor at the DoD is really great about supporting people when they have opportunities to move up and advance in position, job or salary.
Cheers (and good luck)
Russell C.
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