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What to Say in a Thank You Letter

What you say and how you say it are even more important than how it is delivered. A standard thank

you letter should accomplish several things:

Thank the person for the opportunity to interview with the company.

Talk about some of the details from the interview, such as, “I enjoyed the tour of your company.”

In the letter, include any information requested by the interviewer.

Talk about your skills and how they will benefit this employer. This is your chance to say, "The job

is a good fit for me because of my excellent customer service skills [insert your own skills] and my

past experience in retail sales [insert your area of past experience]."

End your thank you letter by stating your interest in the job, such as, “I am very interested in

working for your company, and look forward to hearing from you.”

Interviewers can have short memories. A thank you letter is another chance to make you stand out

from all of the others who want the same position.

Address all thank you letters in a professional manner (for example, “Dear Mr. Brown”). Never use

the person’s first name unless they have asked you to do so. If you aren’t sure of the correct names,

spellings or titles of your interviewers, call the office to double-check. Your efforts will be worth it!

You may think of your thank you letter as a "sales" letter. In other words, you can sell yourself by

restating why you want the job, what your job skills and experience are, how you might make a

positive contribution to the company, and so on. The thank you letter is the perfect place to talk about

anything of importance that your interviewer didn’t ask or that you didn’t answer as completely, or as

well, as you would have liked.

In addition to thanking the person you talked with, the thank you letter restates the fact that you want

the job. Note: Even if you do not want the job, write a thank you letter respectfully withdrawing

your application. You never know what the future holds so you want to leave a good impression.

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