Internet Acronyms In Thank You Note

When I first came across LOL in an email message, I thought it was an acronym of a dirty word, like people would spell s**t to be polite but everyone knows what the ** stands for. Of course, I was wrong and did a research and realized there is a host of other internet acronyms that baffled me. Some examples,

1. “Howru” means “How are you?”
2. “omg” means “oh my god”
3. “Iinm” means “If I’m not mistaken”
4. “imho” means “in my humble opinion”
5. “ttyl” means “talk to you later”
6. “cu l8r” means “See you later”

Or WLE which means "Wah Lau Eh" - that's my version.

Since internet acronyms are so commonly used now whether in emails or mobile text messages, “Is it okay to use them in our emails thanking the interviewer or recruiter after an interview?” In case you did not realize, it’s only polite and a standard practice to write a thank you note after an interview)

Well, the answer is “No.” A thank you note can be done through any form but it has to be composed like any formal letter. A mistake if you think you can make a better impression or trying to be friendly through your knowledge of these acronyms. It’s not appropriate, as simple as that.

You want to present your best professional self and there is no quicker way of destroying that than using these internet acronyms. Again, this is one of those interview ethics that we better heed less we regret later.