How do you differentiate yourself (UserFriendly)

[Will Sansbury]

Craig Cardimon wrote:
>  I have asked many of 
> those -- yeah, younger than me -- about how they hunt for 
> work, and it is astounding. I am a dinosaur, I think. 
> 
> Most people I have asked have shrugged off thank you notes, 
> saying they easily get jobs without them, so why bother. I 
> send them, no matter what.
> 
> One person said he gets his jobs through word-of-mouth referrals
> (networking) and doesn't even have a paper resume. Good grief.
> 
> -- Craig [feeling rather Stone Age right now]

I'm not yet 30, but I follow up every interview with a thank you note.

I also prefer to send paper résumés on (at least) 32lb paper...  and I press
the edges of each fold with a spoon to get a clean, crisp edge.

All of this may have more to do with my OCD than my age, though. :)

Will