Sending Thank You Letters after Interview

What to Do Now?

Given the above pros and cons, it would be fairly difficult to gauge whether or not to send a thank you letter after the interview. Therefore, let’s consider certain elements that merit a thank you letter.

• Send a thanking letter only if you know the proper name of the interviewer. If they’ve handed you a business card that indicates their name and personal email ID, then you must send a thank you letter.
• The very fact the interviewer has given you a business card somewhat implies you might get the job.
• If you’ve got an interview call by email that clearly states the name of the sender, send a thank you letter to this person also.
• Also, you can send a thanking letter to this sender, thanking them and the interviewer for their time and effort. But make sure the email isn’t an automatically generated ‘No Reply’ type.
• Sending a thank you letter after an interview is absolutely necessary if you’ve reached the venue later than your scheduled time.
• In such cases, the interviewers were kind enough to overlook your delay and yet interview you. They’ve also provided you a fair opportunity to compete for the job.
• It’s good etiquette to send a thank you letter after an interview if you fare poorly. After all, you’ve wasted time and effort of interviewers and resources spent by the employer on screening your application and sending an interview call.
• You mightn’t get the job. Yet, a thanking letter can do considerable damage control for your reputation. This is essential because you may have to apply with the same employer at a later date.
• Should you have provided wrong information due to a genuine error during an interview, it’s best to correct the same through a thank you letter.
• Nowadays, lots of companies resort to something known as Employee Background Check. They outsource this service from various independent contractors.
• If the information you’ve provided at an interview doesn’t match with EBS findings, you might not get that dream job.
• However, ensure that you apologize and state correct reasons for providing wrong information. This proves very helpful in setting the record straight and can help avoid disqualification for the job.

Sending Thank You Letters after Interview

It’s best to send a thank you email. Never use the general email of the company: instead, look for those of specific employees as I said earlier in the article. Furthermore, keep your title a bit different.

Emails with ‘Thank You’ and similar other words on title usually land in the Spam folder.

If you’re one of those rare people who’d have to send a thanking letter after an interview by mail, remember to use high-quality paper for printing.

Better still, send a short, handwritten note since it lends a more personal touch.