Writing job interview thank you letters frequently
falls very low on the average job seeker’s list of
exciting and rewarding job search actions. Typically,
the average job seeker simply writes the standard job
interview thank you note which thanks the interviewer
for the interview, expresses continued interest in the
position and makes an invitation for further contact.
But the thank you letter can be a much more powerful
tool. A tool which sets the interviewee apart from the
crowd and makes the interviewer look forward to
getting future communications from him or her. All it
takes is the extra work and attention to add the
element known as the “informational gift.”
Job interview thank you letters which have an
informational gift contain pieces of information which
the interviewer might find valuable. This might be an
article about a business subject, a contact name for
someone or a list of some sort. To give the
informational gift, the job seeker simply pays close
attention to the interviewer during the interview,
notes the subjects which the interviewer appears to be
particularly interested in, then makes a note of those
interests after the interview. Afterwards, he or she
does a bit of research, puts together some pieces of
information which relate to the subject, and attaches
it to the job interview thank you letter.
Job Interview Thank You Letters Secret Weapon
The job interview thank you letters which contain the
informational gift might go something like the
following: “thank you for your time and attention on
Monday. The more I learned about the opportunity, the
more interested in the job I have become. I look
forward to speaking with you further as the interview
process continues. Feel free to give me a call to set
up another talk whenever you like. Thanks. P.S. I
really appreciated the background you gave me on the
company’s new online marketing efforts. After our talk
I found an article about a similar effort by another
company which you might find interesting. It’s online
at this website address. When the interviewer receives
this thank you note a couple of things happen. IN the
first place, he or she gets something that is of value
to him in the letter. It’s not simply you talking
about what YOU want and what YOU feel.
In the second place job interview thank you letters
which contain the informational gift show that you pay
attention to other people. In many service industries,
that is the number one requirement for success in
customer relations, sales and consulting practices. In
the last place, this thank you letter actually makes
the interviewer look forward to another communication
from you. After all, he or she might receive some more
information which he or she finds valuable from you.
This last bit is very important. Often, employers take
weeks or even months filling a position. If you simply
wait patiently for them to make their decision, they
could easily forget about you by the time they make
their final choice. If you have established a rapport
with the interviewer that lets you check in from time
to time, you can keep yourself in the top of their
mind.
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