The Interview Thank You Note

About two weeks ago I bought my son a blazer from a local Brooks Brothers outlet as a birthday gift. It was gorgeous gray blazer at a great sale price. He loved it.

Yesterday I received a card in the mail. It was a hand-written thank you note from the sales associate at Brooks Brothers who helped me select the blazer. He thanked me for my purchase and told me that he looked forward to assisting me in the future.

It was short and sweet and it brought me a little bit a faith in human-kind in these days of on-line shopping, little communication and lack of customer service.

After all, who doesn’t like to get a real piece of mail?

So write the interview thank you note. Let the hiring manager know that you enjoyed meeting him or her and share something that you discussed in the interview. It does make a difference and if the hiring manager is stuck between offering the job to you and another candidate and YOU wrote the thank you note, chances are the odds are in your favor.

Here is a sample that you can tailor for your own thank you note.

Name

Address                                                                                                                       Date

Dear Name,

I’d like to thank you for meeting with me to this past Tuesday to speak about the Financial Analyst position with (Name of company). I hope through our conversations that you were able to learn of my commitment to the industry along with my thoughts concerning (state something that you spoke about).

*****As I mentioned in our interview, I would value the opportunity to work as part of the (company name) team.  My financial experience along with my knowledge of (list skills mentioned in position description) best practices, strategic planning, driving results and building relationships have given me a well-rounded view of many business practices.  Most importantly, I have a true respect and deep interest in finance and its enormous relevance in advancing a global business.

I especially admire the strong values and commitment displayed by (name of company).  If I can be of further assistance or if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me via email or at (area code) number.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Name

Email

****This section is tailored to the discussion points in the interview.

Interview Thank You Note - Free!

In the spirit of giving, I thought that I would give you a free thank you note that you can email or send to a hiring manager after an interview.  What? You don't send thank you notes? Try it, you may find that it improves your chances of being hired. It doesn't hurt, that's for sure.

Make sure that your thank you covers a few points; it contains the name of person with whom you interviewed (if you interviewed with a few people, they should each get a note and obviously you need to change the wording in each note). Also, make sure that your note includes something in it that will remind the interviewer of who you are. 

Are you ready? Here is a thank you note for you - please tailor it to fit your needs. The red type shows areas that you would want to change to reflect the job, job requirements and your skill set.

Salutation – Add Name, Company, Address, Date

Dear

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today about the (name of) position. Our conversation reaffirmed my interest in working with you at (Company name) and I was eager to learn about the products, services and resources that you offer.

I hope that I was able to communicate to you that my past experience in (specific area) would be beneficial in solving your issues with (some situation or job need that was discussed).  One of my passions is to improve business processes through (list several of your strengths as they match the open position). I would very much like to use these skills to help (Company name) fulfill its mission of helping clients, “build and sustain a successful business.”

If you have any further questions, I would be happy to talk with you again. Feel free to call me at (number).  I am more than ready to move into this role; I am a quick learner and eager to get started. Thank you once again.
Sincerely,