Originally Posted by fbf2006

I just mean that since we're in the US, most of the interviewers are from the US and might thus expect thank you emails. It might be industry based, location based, who knows. Your hiring decision would obviously not be based solely on the note. What 'they' sometimes say is that you might be on par with a couple of other candidates and the courtesy of the thank you email could nudge you forward.

Originally Posted by carcajou

I trained in the US. I have never written one. I can't remember if I was told to write one as a student or not. When I interview prospective hires, I very seldom get a thank-you note. When I do, it makes not one lick of difference in getting the position or not, and on occasion I am annoyed by it since the reason it's being sent is pretty transparent.