Sample
Interview Thank You Letter

If you are not quite sure how to put together Interview Thank You Letters, below are two short samples you can use as models.
The first, illustrates a Thank You Letter that is appropriate after an Informational Interview.
The second, shows a letter you might write after a Job Interview.

Use the basic format here, and add a few words of your own in the body, so that you are not just copying it.
Be honest, sincere, and clear and you can't go wrong, when sending an Interview Thank You Letter.

Thank you letters are appropriate after meeting with anyone who has been of some help to you in your career or job search. Send them after:

• Job Interviews - it's polite to send a short thank you card with a handwritten note, or a formal letter
• Informational Interviews - send whether interview is done in person or by phone
• Attending Open Houses - send to those who answered your questions, whom you want to keep in touch with.
• Career Fairs - send to those whom you want to keep in touch with.

• Within 24 hours of your interview, send a Thank You Letter or card to the person who granted you the interview, thanking them for their time.
• Bringing a box of Thank You cards with you to write Handwritten notes just after your interview, is even easier, and more special. You just hand them to the receptionist to pass along to those who interviewed you. Be sure each has its own envelope with the person's name on it.
• If it was a phone interview, when you hang up from the interview, call back and ask the receptionist for the proper title, address and spelling of the person's name who just interviewed you.
• If you are meeting in person, it would be ideal if you have your own business card to leave with them. You can then say with a smile, at the end of the interview: "May I exchange business cards with you?"
• All business letters use a colon, not a comma, in the Greeting or Salutation.
eg. Dear Mr. Wood:
• Always use the person's title: Mr. or Ms.
  When you use Ms. you don't need to know if the woman is married or not.
  
  TIP: Even if, during the interview, the person said call me "Jim", do not use the first name in your letter or handwritten note: Don't use: Dear Jim: Use: Dear Mr. Wood:
  
  
• There is no need to compose a long letter, it's the thought that counts.
• Always hand sign your letter with a pen, just above the printed signature.

See 7 More Samples of Thank You Letters in Career Manual 2

1. Thank You Letter After Interview with the Owner or President of a Company
2. Thank You Letter After Interview with a Human Resources Manager
3. Thank You Letter After a Job Shadow
4. Thank You Letter After a Phone Interview
5. Handwritten Thank You Note for Just After an Interview for an Accountant Position
6. Handwritten Thank You Note After a Job Interview for a Receptionist Position
7. Handwritten Thank You Note After an Informational Interview

All Tests, Inventories and Worksheet Templates for this site are available in an easily printable format in Career Manuals 1 and 2.

For a small donation, you can have access to all of them, including 7 more Sample Thank You Letters and Handwritten Notes to choose from.

Handwritten notes mean so much to people who have helped you out, who expect no reward.
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