Showing your gratitude

As a job applicant, it s important to show your gratitude to everyone who helps you find and land a job. This includes the people you interview with, as well as any networking contacts who help you find job opportunities. If you demonstrate that you re grateful for people s... 

After listening actively with humble acceptance, you need to show sincere gratitude with a smile, a "Thank you," and maybe special words like, "You ve made my day" As I have already emphasized, your reaction to being recognized can determine whether similar recognition will occur again. So be prepared to offer a sincere "Thank you," and words to reflect pleasure in the special conversation. I find it natural to add "You ve made my day," to the thank you because it is the truth. When people go out of their way to offer me quality recognition, they have made my day and I often relive such situations to improve a later day. 

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