Thank you letter post interview

Had an interview a while ago. I'm a nurse now on a cardiac step down but interviewed for a CCU position in the same hospital. I wrote a thank you letter after my interview (3 weeks ago). I was going through my Junk mail today and deleting them. I had realized that i got the email back (it went to my junk email) saying that the email was unable to be sent.
Will sending one three weeks later hurt my chances? Or the fact that they didnt get a thank you letter from me at all?
I'm really worried about this and can't stop thinking about it.
I try to send a thank you within a day or two of the interview. In your situation, I probably would not resend it, three weeks later. But that doesn't necessarily mean I think it would hurt you if you did.

I'm so worried it will hurt my chances of getting the job because it looks like i didn't send a thank you letter.

Send it anyway, and possibly a funny, quirky comment about how it never got to them. You never know.

It shouldn't have been an e-mail anyway.Should have been a physical card/note sent USPS....tacky.If you haven't had any contact I would send it right away.

I always, always send a letter...but a real "live" hand written letter on my monogrammed note cards.I really would not think of sending an email. As you found out, too many things happen, could go to the address as "spam" and never be read.and bottom line I have to agree with Emergency Nurse....tacky.I would send a note now.

Quote from EmergencyNrseIt shouldn't have been an e-mail anyway.Should have been a physical card/note sent USPS....tacky.If you haven't had any contact I would send it right away.

Quote from JulieCVICURNI disagree, as would most of the managers at my facility. Most of them barely get through the paperwork on their desks. We have had this very discussion in many meetings - they are more likely to read it if it's email. They may not even get it, depending on the reliability of the facility's interoffice mail system, if it's on paper. This is 2011. Thank you's via email are just fine, if you have the person's email address, of course. Having said that, I wouldn't worry about it too much. A thank you can tip the scales in your favor if they're really having trouble deciding between you and another person and it's neck and neck, but I've never not hired someone just because of a lack of a thank you, and if I had a strong preference for another candidate it wouldn't change my mind and make me hire my second choice just because they sent a thank you and the front runner didn't.It's good etiquette, it's always a good idea, but I wouldn't sweat it at this point.

Glad to help. Also, given that it's the same facility and you already know the people, it wouldn't hurt to give the person who interviewed you a call or send an email reiterating your interest and asking what the status of the position is. Now that I'm in a more administrative position in my facility, I realized how damn busy everyone is. They literally forget that there are people waiting to hear if they got hired or if their transfer was approved because there's so many other things vying for their attention.

Quote from JulieCVICURNGlad to help. Also, given that it's the same facility and you already know the people, it wouldn't hurt to give the person who interviewed you a call or send an email reiterating your interest and asking what the status of the position is. Now that I'm in a more administrative position in my facility, I realized how damn busy everyone is. They literally forget that there are people waiting to hear if they got hired or if their transfer was approved because there's so many other things vying for their attention.

Quote from Jenni811I kind of think it was a little rude to call my "thank you letter" Tacky. This is the 21st century the way i see it. The managers are busy, its much easier for them to be contacted by email.

jeez lady.I wasn't looking for people to call my choices "Tacky." That is completely different than what i was asking. My question wasn't if i should have written a letter through mail or one through email. I know i had the choice to do either. But really...it's the 21st century. No one communicates by mail anymore. yea i could have been the one to "stand out" your right on that. But just because i chose not to do that through a letter does not mean an email was "tacky." let's say she would would have gotten the email... i'm positive she wouldn't have sat at her desk thinking "Jeez i can't believe this girl wrote an email how tacky is that." Yea, it really sucks it did get lost in cyberspace as you would call it, but it could have happened in the regular mail too....it happens. At least with an email i know about it getting lost. clearly this a generational gap.

I disagree that a "thank you" email is tacky. It's the 21st century. Jobs are now posted on Craigslist rather than in newspaper classified ads, resumes are requested to be sent via email as an attachment, cover letters are via email or an online form, and first interviews are often done on the phone. I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with a thank you via email.