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Sample Thank You Letter after Interview

May 22nd, 2008 | by admin |

Below is a sample thank you letter for after the interview from someone I have been helping.

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Hello Don,

I have an interview next Tuesday for a state job with the dept. of social services, foster care division, for the state of Va.I have interviewed with them before, and know the kind of behavior interview questions asked.
I think, hope, your interview questions & answers will help me get the job this time around.

Given that I already know the interview panel for next weeks interview, I have already prepared a follow-up interview thank you letter,

I have attached the letter, let me know what you think.

-Faith

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Hi Faith,

I’ll take a look at your follow up letter for after the interview and get back to you tomorrow.

Why did you capitalize every word in your thank you letter?

Best,

Don
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Hello Don,

I capitalized the first letter of every word for ease of reading.  Many years ago I was advised to do this with my resume to make it easier to read.
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Hi Faith,

I have reviewed your thank you letter and made a few changes.

Capitalizing the first letter of each word makes it very difficult to read.  This is a marketing tactic and advertisers will commonly capitalize the first letter of each word in a headline for an advertisement – so that it jumps out at you more, but never in the body of their text and you should never do this in the business world of correspondence – it’s just not done.

I would strongly recommend you un-capitalize everything on your resume and cover letter.  I can guarantee you are raising eyebrows with everyone who reads your resume – wondering why you did this.

I have reworked your thank you letter and put it into a standard business letter format and suggest you keep it that way.  I made a few adjustments to your content, too.  But do un-capitalize everything and re-read your cover letter to make sure I did not make any errors.

Good luck on your interview and I hope you get the job.

Best regards,

Don
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Here is a Sample thank you letter after interview
February 11, 2008

1234 Main Street�
Cleveland, Ohio 44311
Cell:  216-555-1234

 

David Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
333 Chester Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44111

Dear Mr. Johnson,

Thank you for the opportunity to interview for the position of Programmer Analyst.

I’m very interested in the position and excited about the prospect of working in the Software Development Division at Johnson & Johnson.

I feel that I would be a valuable asset to your organization, and an excellent candidate to fill this position.

In addition to my programming background and experience, I will bring a very strong work ethic along with great organizational skills to this position.  I pay close attention to detail and am dedicated to my work.  I have excellent communication skills and can work with many different types of people of varying personalities and skill levels. I am motivated, disciplined, and focused and am determined to get my job done well and on-time.

I also have a passion for helping others and making a difference.

I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
Brad Davis

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This is a great example of a simple thank you letter that you can use for after your interview.  Anyone can use this sample thank you letter after an interview.

Good sample thank you letters don’t have to very long or complicated.  Anyone could easily use this sample as a template by simply substituting a few words and you instantly have a perfect and well thank you letter that will do the job for any profession. 

I think it’s important to keep any after the interview thank you letter or follow-up letter very short and to the point to increase the probability of it ever being read.

Sample thank you letter after interview