| An effective way for you to be seen differently | | | | interview or offer additional information to a question |
| from a sea of other qualified candidates is to write a | | | | that was asked during the face to face interview. |
| follow-up letter after an interview. Most job seekers | | | | Most job seekers don't follow up because they don't |
| neglect to write a follow-up letter, assuming that the | | | | want to do the wrong thing. So instead of risking |
| interview is over once they leave the office. Well, it | | | | making a bad impression, they choose not to do |
| isn't. The interview process extends beyond the | | | | anything about their post-interview follow-up actions. |
| one-on-one meeting and it is up to you to keep your | | | | Common questions most job seekers have about |
| score as a candidate in the impression or forefront of | | | | following up with employers include: |
| the decision-maker's mind. | | | | 1) Should I e-mail, hand-write, or type, print, and mail |
| An effective follow-up letter serves two purposes: | | | | my follow-up letter?Or all of the above? |
| (1) It reminds the interviewer of your skills, | | | | The answer varies. With so many ways of sending |
| knowledge and capabilities; also, with the number of | | | | communications, you may have various choices to |
| candidates they are interviewing, it can be easy to | | | | choose from as to how to send a follow-up letter. |
| get lost in large number of applicants. (2) It | | | | Send an e-mail within seven days of the interview. |
| demonstrates that you remain interested in working | | | | This will ensure that your letter gets read before a |
| for the company and that you were impressed by | | | | decision is made. A handwritten note works well if |
| the company's system and culture. | | | | you have nice handwriting and if you're sending a |
| There are several methods of making the follow-up | | | | card with a quick note; one plain and practical way is |
| letter a force of positivity, including the following: | | | | to send a typed letter through regular mail. The |
| * Thank the interviewer(s) for the time they took to | | | | reason being that it is easy to for a decision-maker |
| meet with you and for giving you the opportunity to | | | | to delete an e-mail but most likely, a posted letter will |
| learn more about the organization and the job | | | | end up in your file. Again, a posted-mailed letter is not |
| position. | | | | always possible, so do the next best thing and e-mail |
| * Reiterate your interest in the position and draw the | | | | the letter instead. |
| benefits the working relationship can bring for both | | | | 2) After my interview at a company, should I send a |
| yourself and the company you are working for. | | | | letter to all interviewers? |
| * Address a concern that came up during the | | | | |