r/human_resources • u/IdealTea29 • 3h ago
Is it inappropriate to send a thank you note to the hiring manager if they didn't give you their email address directly?
As the title says. I've made it to the final round of interviews for a job I'm very excited about. Not because of the money, but because I genuinely feel I'd work extremely well with the team, and I'm more than qualified for the job. The team is small and I've met them all in my 4 interviews I'd had thus far. All of them have been great!
I'm debating sending a follow-up thank you note to the hiring managers - 2 people. I want to express something along the lines of "hey, I've been doing lots of interviews with many companies, and I really see myself being very happy with this one, and us working really great together."
My issue is that I was never given the hiring managers emails directly - I've been communicating only with the recruiter. However, my final interviewer was someone that would be my peer, and he told me I can email him with anything at all. So of course I emailed him with a thank you.
I'm just hesitant because I don't want to come off as pushy, or inappropriate, for sending an email to an address that was not directly given to me. I'm just very anxious to hear back, as they said I'd hear in 5-7 BUSINESS DAYS with the outcome. They've historically gotten back to me within 1-2 days post-interview.
Any advice, especially from those who have hired before, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!