| A thank you letter after a job interview is often one of | | | | interview and how he had been quickly put at ease. |
| the most overlooked and underrated things although its | | | | He went on to comment on how happy he would be |
| importance should not be underestimated as it could | | | | to work for our organisation and in particular alongside |
| be the factor that lies between you getting the job or | | | | the strong and pleasant team we had. This gesture |
| not. | | | | left me in no doubt that I could work with this individual |
| I remember a couple of years ago interviewing for an | | | | and after a quick consultation with my colleague, I |
| Employment & Training Manager and had spent a | | | | offered him the job. |
| long day with a colleague interviewing and assessing 7 | | | | A thank you letter after a job interview - The do's and |
| likely candidates. At the end of the day when we did | | | | don'ts |
| the scoring, 2 emerged as the front runners but they | | | | Do |
| both had exactly the same scores. I decided we | | | | · Find out the name of all the interviewers and |
| would sleep on our decision and revisit the scoring | | | | in particular the lead interviewer. |
| sheet the next morning. | | | | · If they introduce by first name only, ask one |
| When I opened up my inbox next morning, there was | | | | of their colleagues before you leave the building for |
| an email from one of the 2 potential employees | | | | their full name, appointment and email address. |
| addressed to me personally and mentioning my other | | | | · Ask someone to read over what you have |
| colleague by name. The email was short but articulate | | | | written before you send, you do not want to have |
| and referred to the pleasant atmosphere at the | | | | wrong spellings, grammatical errors etc. |