Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Following up after the Interview

After you have completed your interview you want to make sure to follow-up with a Thank You e-mail or letter right away. This is more personalized and shows that you are interested in the job and working with the company and are professional. When you write a thank you letter you want to make sure you have the persons direct contact e-mail or address. You can usually obtain this information on the business card they gave you or you can call the office and ask for their contact information. In your thank you letter you want to make it short and sweet.

Business Format

Your Name:
Your Address:
Phone#
E-mail

Date:

Interviewer's Name:
Title:
Company:
Address:



Dear (Interviewer's last name):

Thank you for taking the time to interview me. I really enjoyed speaking with you and getting to know more about the company.

(Write about something that impressed you during the interview)
(Reiterate how your qualifications are a match for the position)
(Thank the interviewer again and talk about how much insight you gained during the interview and how you hope to be a part of the great company and hope to hear from them soon)

For more detailed descriptions on how to write a follow-up letter:

2 comments:

Unknown said...

This is a good tip and something I hadn't thought to do. Thanks for the idea.

Anonymous said...

Great Post!
Thanks for good tips..
John..
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