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Monday, December 12, 2011

Write a Job Interview Thank You Letter


It is extremely important to say thank you after your job interview. Whenever possible, send your thank you letter for the job interview within 24 hours of your interview. If you are not able to email your thank you letter, send it snail mail. Get your thank you sent to your interviewer as soon as possible. Make yourself memorable.

If you have had more than one interview, a second interview or even third, say thanks after each one. Prospective employees that say thank you are remembered.

For those that were interviewed by more than one person, you can send one a job interview thank you letter or email to each interviewer. It is okay to combine them into one thank you letter after your interview. If you are not certain of the exact names of the people involved with the interview process, ask the person that scheduled the interview for you.

Some employers may thank less of interviewees that don’t write a thank you letter for the interview.

Include your name, address and contact information with your thank you letter. The body of the thank you letter should be kept simple and focused. Single space your letter and leave a space between each paragraph. Keep your letter professional, this includes the font. Select a font size of 10 or 12 and use Arial, Times New Roman or Verdana.

The first paragraph addresses the hiring manager and simply thanks him for the interview. Your second paragraph should include why you are a strong candidate for the position. Don’t forget to include your specific skills related to the job you interviewed for.

If you forgot to mention anything during the interview, this is the platform to do so. Include things such as something you may have wanted to explain in detail more during the interview, but didn’t get a chance to discuss or ran out of time.

Close your job interview thank you letter with repeating your appreciation for being considered for the open position and acknowledge you are looking forward to hear from the hiring manager soon.

Close with best regards and your signature. Handwritten letters should have a handwritten signature followed by a typed signature.

Companies that are making a decision about an open position should be contacted immediately. Bypass mailing a letter and send an email instead.

Send a job interview thank you letter for every interview you have. Whether you have one or twenty this month, you don’t know which hiring manager may think your letter makes the difference in hiring you or someone else. 



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