You should send a thank you letter after any professional contact has been made. Whether you are writing to express your appreciation for being given a job interview or an informational interview, a ...

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).

Extending written gratitude to your small business staff members is an effective way to create employee goodwill and to boost morale. Employees place high value on letters of appreciation that become ...

If you think donor thank-you letters are fundraising 101, think again: recent research has shown that just 40 percent of nonprofits tick the right boxes when thanking their donors. Yet the lack of a ...

In today’s fast-paced world of online job ads, mobile apps, and social media networking, does something as old-fashioned as a post-interview thank-you note still mean anything? In a word, yes. “It ...

Whoever said that it's much easier to edit than write must have been a writer. He or she knew that the art of creation – formulating ideas, choosing the right words and then lacing them together ...

While it may seem like a small gesture, many in the entertainment industry—from casting directors to veteran talent—agree that sending a thank-you letter after an audition is a vital practice for any ...

DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she ...

Dear Abby: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she ...