After a job interview is your final chance to you’re
your candidacy forward for your dream job. If you’ve
been serious and committed about your pursuit of this
new job, there are a lot of things which you should
have done by now. You’ve researched the company and
learned what it values and wants in a job candidate.
You’ve prepared answers for likely interview questions
that highlight your suitability for the job. You’ve
practiced giving those answers and performed well in
the interview. Now that the interview is over you
still have one more task to fulfill. Your last piece
of job search work is to thank the interviewer for his
or her time, express continued interest in the
position and to invite further conversation.
What’s more after a job interview you want to impress
upon the interviewer your strong points, create a
closer relationship with him or her and make your
future communications more valuable. The tool to
accomplish all of these tasks is the post interview
thank you letter. This letter, which you should write
as soon as possible after the interview should go
something like this: “Dear Interviewer. Thanks for
your time and attention during our interview on
Tuesday. I really enjoyed learning more about the
company and the position. I’m more interested than
ever in this opportunity. Please feel free to connect
me again at any time so that we can move forward with
the interview process.”
More After a Job Interview Advice
The after a job interview letter can take it a step
further though. By referring to something which
interested the interviewer during the interview, and
including some sort of informational gift related to
that, you can make your thank you letter perform other
strategic tasks as well. For instance, if the
interviewer expressed some sort of interest in a new
project at work, or a hobby which you put on your
resume, or some other topic or subject either personal
or professional, it’s likely that he or she would
enjoy receiving an informational gift about that topic
or subject. That could be something as simple as a
link to an article, a contact name, or a list that you
compile yourself.
Whatever it is, adding it to your after a job
interview letter shows that you pay attention to
others and that you execute afterwards. Both of these
are very valuable qualities in an employee.
Furthermore, the interviewer believes that you are a
source of useful information in the future, so are
more likely than before to pay close attention to your
future communications. This is especially important if
there is a long delay between the interview and the
hiring decision. Lastly, this informational gift
creates a slight relationship between you and the
interviewer. It’s not likely that he or she would
donate a kidney to you because of this little
informational present, but it certainly does elevate
you from the other candidates going for the same job.
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