Thank You Letter

Rules for thank you letters.

Every thank you note is an opportunity to sell your qualifications and to leave a fresh impression in the mind of the reader. At the minimum, a thank you letter can leave one last impression before a final decision is made.

• Be brief and to the point.
• Repeat your interest in the position and/or company.
• Include an item of interest from your conversation.
• Repeat your qualifications and abilities.
• Always send your formal letter or handwritten note (depending on personal style or situation) to a person by name.
• If you have had multiple interviews at one company, thank each person, but be sure to vary the content.
• Make it a point to tell people when and how they can expect to hear from you in the future.
• Handwritten notes can have a powerful impact, unless you have poor penmanship and a typed letter is more effective.
  
  Basic parts of a thank you letter: statement of appreciation for interview, expression of interest in employment, brief statement of qualifications 
  finally "thank you."