Would like a professional opinion...

[GregFreeman]

So I had an interview with a company I really want to work for. I followed up with a great thank you note...or so I thought. I read it, reread it, and read it out loud to myself. It looked good so I sent it. Then when I went back and looked a couple hours later to reread it again i noticed I had written "if there there is any need...". I doubled a word...oops. I guess it was similar to one of those mind tricks. Can anyone here with any hiring experience or maybe who has made a similar mistake to this elaborate on possible repercussions of this, or am I just overanalyzing due to nerves!?

[tst]

You're probably overanalyzing. I wouldn't discard a good candidate because of something like that (although I don't hire people). If it was in your resume, you could be more worried, but on a note it seems more trivial, especially when it's this kind of error. If it's any help, many people don't notice much worse errors, so it's possible no one will even notice this.

[smercurio_fc]

While I don't hire people (and have not in the past), I have recommended/not recommended people for hire based on interviewing them. I would not disqualify a candidate for such a trivial mistake. And if they were to disqualify you for such a trivial mistake you wouldn't want to work for them anyway.

[Darin.K]

If they bring it up (which they most likely won't), just tell them that text is not your strong suit which is why you program in LabVIEW in the first place.

[tbob]

Did you notice the repeated "the".  Most people don't.  I bet they won't notice your duplicated word.  Even if they do, don't worry about it.  No good company would turn down a candidate for this reason.

[JackDunaway]

If you are interviewing for the position "Perfectly-Coherent-Thank-You-Note-Writer" you totally blew it. You have no chance with the company.

Seriously, it took me four times to re-read your quote to finally find the repeated word. The likelihood of this being of any consequence at all went from "zero" to "highly unlikely" by making a public post where your employer could be reading. In the future, don't sweat things like this, and don't re-read an email you can't unsend. Relax!

[Ray.R]

Don't loose any sleep over it.  When hiring someone I look for technical and interpersonal skills.  And signs of intelligence and honesty.  Double word..  It happens to everyone.