Have you sent your Thank You letter?
It might seem silly to some, but Thank You letters are very important. There are some hiring managers who will eliminate a candidate if they don’t send a thank you letter. The general rule of thumb is always send a thank you letter. Over the last few years, it has become acceptable to send Thank You emails as well.
The benefit of sending a Thank Your letter is twofold. First, it obviously allows you to thank the interviewer for spending the time to meet with you. But the real benefit, to both you and the interviewer, is to show your interest in the job, show that you listened to specifics raised during the interview, but most importantly, to reiterate why there is a perfect match between the job requirements and your skill set.
While you can use a Thank You note template and repeat some portion of the note, you will need to personalize each note to the person, topics discussed and specifics about the job requirements and your qualifications.
The good news is that, like almost everything covered in this blog, there is an almost endless supply of websites that supply advice and samples of Thank You letters:
- About.com – Thank You Letters – Once again, About.com has very extensive coverage of Thank You letters. The site provides samples, advice and instructions on writing your own Thank You letter from scratch.
- Quintcareers.com – In addition to a range of samples, this site provides a number of interesting articles which are subject specific
- Susanireland.com – This site also has samples, but what I found interesting was the topic specific thank you letters. As an example, there are Thank You letters for the Job Interview, for the Job Offer and, believe it or not, Thank you letters for “the rejection”.
Good luck with your search.
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