Commavee

Common courtesy isn’t so common, but it never goes out style.

I was IM’ing with a close friend who is interviewing with several firms now, and he told me how puzzled he was that so many of them simply went dark after his interview. No call, no email, no letter. Nothing.

Common courtesy is free, or at least very, very inexpensive to practice (yes, it takes a moment to respond to an email, but do it). Guy Kawasaki is very good at responding to email, even with a single word - and so is Seth Godin.

If you don’t have the common courtesy to close the loop with someone who is expecting a response from you, believe me - you are absolutely screaming volumes about yourself.

Tags: courtesy, feedback, seth godin, guy kawasaki