A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

Etiquette expert Diane Gottsman explains how to write a proper thank-you note with grace and ease, even if you're not a writer. Even as a writer, however, I struggle with this type of writing.

In today's job market, sending a post-interview thank you note can mean the difference between landing the job and being completely overlooked. Yet, more than half of job seekers never send one, ...

Expressing gratitude is an important part of acknowledging a thoughtful gesture or gift. Whether a loved one has given you a present or you've just wrapped up an interview with the recruiter at your ...

In today's job market, sending a post-interview thank-you note can be the difference between landing the job and being completely overlooked. Yet, over half of job seekers never send one, according to ...

Whether you're writing a thank you note for a gift, a favor done by a friend, or for someone's presence, we can all admit that thank you notes are the first thing to be read (and, sadly, thrown away).

You just walked out of your job interview, and you feel it went well. Great! You can now breathe a sigh of relief and pat yourself on the back! With that said, it’s also important to remember that you ...

It turns out your mother was right: as short as they are, thank you notes are incredibly important. Writing one could make the difference between getting the job or not, so don't leave it up to chance ...

One of my most popular articles is “Three Steps to Writing a Perfect Thank You Note.” If you already write thank-you notes regularly, it’s a great reminder of the basics. For the rest of us who don’t, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Twenty years ago, I wrote a thank-you to a man named Brian from the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority. I was on a recycling field ...