Your #Career : 6 Reasons This is The Perfect Thank-You Letter to Send After a Job Interview … There’s Still One More Crucial Step to Take If you Really Want to Land the Gig: Sending a Follow-Up Letter.
You spend weeks preparing for a job interview and give 110% once you’re in the hot seat. You walk out feeling confident and relieved — like your work is finally done. But it isn’t.
Once you leave the interview, there’s one more important step to take.
In fact, there’s still one more crucial step to take if you really want to land the gig: sending a follow-up letter.
“The best timeframe to send a thank you email is within 24 hours after your interview,” says Whitney Purcell, associate director of Career Development at Susquehanna University. “It should be sent during business hours – no 3 a.m. emails that make your schedule seem a little out of whack with the company’s traditional hours.”
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And note: A simple “Thanks for your time!” won’t do. You need to really “wow” the hiring manager and make a great final impression before they make a decision about you.
Your follow-up thank you email (yes, experts say most hiring managers prefer email over hand-written notes) needs to stand out from the crowd. It should highlight the best parts of the conversation you had with the interviewer, and a final reminder as to why you’d be perfect for the job.
Dr. Deborah Good, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business, says the following is an ideal follow-up letter because it possesses six important traits:
Businessinsider.com | July 22, 2015 | HOPE RESTLE AND SKYE GOULD