The job interview thank you letter is one of the least
utilized job landing tools in the average job seeker’s
toolbox. For many job seekers, this letter is just a
formality that he or she goes through as a courtesy to
the interviewer. Though there is nothing wrong with
being courteous, it is a shame to waste a
communication opportunity on something so simple as a
mere thank you. As a candidate, each time that you
contact a hiring decision maker, you should be using
that contact as a way to show how great a hire you
are. As the typical job interview thank you letter is
written, it does not make that case for you or any
other job candidate.
The typical job interview thank you letter follows a
predictable pattern. An expression of gratitude for
the interview, an expression of continued interest in
the position, an invitation to contact the applicant
again. For instance, a common job interview thank you
letter might sound something like this “Thank you for
your time and attention on Monday. After learning more
about this opportunity, I am more excited than ever
about joining your team. Please feel free to contact
me for another interview or for references.” Though
there’s nothing particularly wrong or bad about that
thank you letter, it is just like every other letter
or email that the interviewer will receive. As a
result, it will be thrown away with as little
attention paid to it as the rest of those letters.
The Amazing Job Interview Thank You Letter Advantage
With an extra bit of effort, you can easily write a
job interview thank you letter that does all the
things that the typical letter does, but then takes it
to the next level. This letter not only expresses
gratitude, but shows that you are a candidate who pays
attention to the interviewer and acts on what you
learn. This letter also makes the interviewer grateful
to you and to look forward to your next communication.
All these things are possible with the addition of an
element called the “informational gift.” This gift is
not tangible, or even all that valuable. It is
however, something which your communication with the
interviewer has shown you to be of interest to him or
her.
For instance, if your job interview thank you letter
might refer back to a conversation in which the two of
you discussed a new project the interviewer was
working on, and contains a link to an article about
that project. Or the informational gift might refer
back to a discussion you had about local restaurants,
complete with a list of restaurants which the
interviewer might want to try. The actual content
isn’t that important. What is important is that it
refers back to something that he or she said in the
interview, and that you were observant and
conscientious and polite enough to act on that
observation. If the interviewer finds this
informational gift to be truly valuable, then he or
she will certainly look forward to receiving more
communication with you in the future and read it with
great interest
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