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Mobile messages. E-mailing a post-interview thank-you this way suggests an on-the-fly mentality, as if the applicant hasn't thought about why he wants the job or why he is saying thanks, says Wendi Friedman Tush, president of Lexicomm Group in New York. Executive recruiter Hal Reiter recently received a thank-you by BlackBerry from a chief financial officer candidate just minutes after the interview. "You don't even have time to digest the meeting and you're getting a thank-you note," says Mr. Reiter, chairman and chief executive of Herbert Mines Associates, a New York-based search firm.

Calling personal numbers. Hiring manager Cathy Chin received a thank-you on her cellphone from a candidate for an entry-level job at ReThink Rewards Inc., a marketing firm in Toronto. Although her cell number is on her business card, all prior correspondence with the candidate had been through her office phone and e-mail. "It's infringing a bit on your personal space," she says, noting that the candidate wasn't hired partly for this reason.

Network invites. A candidate for an assistant account- executive job recently sent a "friend" invite to Ms. Friedman Tush on her personal Facebook page following an interview. Her company doesn't have a page on the social-networking site. "I'm not his friend. I'm not even his employer. I was somebody who interviewed him," she says. "They are called social networking sites for a reason."

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