A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

Liz Wyse, the editor of Debrett’s, says writing a thank you letter benefits both the recipient and the sender - Clara Molden for The Daily Telegraph When I was growing up, the moment I finished ...

• Thank you letters are published on Saturdays. Letters must be typed and are limited to 150 words. All letters are subject to editing. Whenever possible, include first and last names of individuals ...

Mr. Kramon is a former New York Times editor and a lecturer at the Stanford Business School. Your assignment today: Write a note of gratitude to someone to whom your thanks are overdue. It might be a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season and at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: You have been influential in my decision to take up a new hobby this year: mailing handwritten letters to friends and family for a variety of occasions. This includes handwritten ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: You have been influential in my decision to take up a new hobby this year: mailing handwritten letters to friends and family for a variety of occasions. This includes handwritten ...

My daughters and nieces have not taught their children to acknowledge gifts, and if I don’t personally HAND the gift to any ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do when the duty to write thank-you notes overwhelms any genuine sense of gratitude? In my own upbringing, reciprocity and eagerness to give were prized over the finer ...

After he applied to colleges, Natan Magid, a graduate of the Boston University Academy, emailed each of his interviewers just to say thanks. Now a University Professors Program sophomore, Magid said ...