After all of your interview preparation, the big day has finally come and gone. Now comes the next phase: the interview follow up email.Most candidates are aware that the protocol is to send a thank you note to all interviewers within 48 hours of the interview, ideally within the first 24 hours. However, in my experience as a recruiter I’ve seen far too many candidates leave it at a terse sentence or two of generic thanks instead of treating the interview follow up email as the opportunity that it is. A professional and well crafted (yet still brief) job interview follow up email can reaffirm your interest in the company and keep you top of mind as the hiring manager makes his or her decision.