for those of you that hire people

A letter is always a bonus. I might have 50+ candidates for a position, interview 5-10, and by the time I get to the interviews, I really am pressed for time. A letter for me would impress me much more than a follow up phone call.

I would like to hear a thank you for my time in interviewing you, what you would look forward to about working for the company, something to show you've looked into the company a little (a little online research about the place never hurts), and why your skills would fit well with the position. I would expect that you would reiterate that you are very interested in the position and hope to hear from me soon about the position.

In my field it might look something like:
"Thank you for taking the time to speak with me Tuesday about the open (whatever) position with your company, and after discussing the skills required, I am even more certain the experience I've gained in (your experience here) would be an asset to your company.

After learning about the positive impact (Business) has on patients' lives, I am even more excited about working with your team in the (wherever) office. It is exciting to hear about the recent growth of the company, particularly with the expansion into the field of (you get the idea).

Thank you again for the opportunity to interview for the position, and I look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Sincerely,"

Obviously, tweaked to fit. But something along those lines, I would LOVE to see from an applicant after an interview and it would definitely bump you up on my 1-10 scale.

They weren't asking post-interview, this is just post-submitting an application, right? Before you get an interview? Basically, how to get to that interview?

My bad. I misread. For me, one quick call to see if I got the application and to see if the position is still open is ok. Daily or even frequent calls make me mad and interfere with my workload (See the 50+ applications comment above. LOL).

But this is just my opinion and could definitely be different for other people.

Just a thought too.... depending on the size of the company, if it's a large company and you applied online, your application may first go to a separate department or a recruiter before it's sent to the place where the position is for which you are actually applying. If it's a large company, your follow up application call might be best addressed with "Hi, my name is ____, and I just applied online. I just wanted to check if the position is still open and to let you know I'm very interested in the position."

Ok, I'll shut up now. Good luck!