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One more.... Need help please!
When you write thank you's after your interview, what do you say? I'm kind of stuck... TIA!
Re: One more.... Need help please!
This was my last thank you note that landed me the job:
Thank you so much for taking the time to interview me today for the ****** position. This position is a great fit with my experience and my strengths and I am confident I am the best candidate to get the job done.
I realize that other applicants may also be qualified to *******, but I bring additional benefits to the table. Firstly, I know with my attention to detail, I can produce high quality work and be trusted to work autonomously. I am a self starter, which will be vital when anticipating the needs of coworkers and clients. I know we talked about the challenge of managing work flow, and I definitely know I am up to this challenge judging from my past success in high work volume situations. I prefer to have tasks done prior to being asked.
After working so much in a ******* environment, ________ is my highest priority. I can be depended upon to solve problems that clients may have with a sense of urgency. I know there is no option but to exceed expectations in order to retain business.
I look forward to hearing from you about this position.
Sincerely,
3 paragraphs:
1. Thank them for their time and interviewing you. (short) "It was a pleasure meeting with you yesterday to discuss the position."
2. Mention some things dicussed in the interview. Make sure to add your experience/qualifications and how they will be an asset to the company/position. "As we discussed, you are looking for someone with ABC qualities. I believe I will be a good fit for this position because I embodied those traits in my last position doing XYZ."
3. Express interest in the position. "I remain interested in the position and working with you. I look forward to moving forward in the process."
Send in email, if that's the way you have been communicating. If you met with more than one person, keep the same format of the letter but write it differently, even the first paragraph!
I actully just received a thank you card from a candidate that we recently interviewed.
She basically wrote that she was thankful for the opportunity to meet us and for the interview and would feel honored to work with our team. She metioned some things I said at the interview were very insightful and thanking us for our time and wishing our dept the best.
I never wrote one myself as I have been with the company for 10 years now, I am not sure exactly what I would say.
Thanks ladies! Mind checking it before I send?
Thank you so much for taking the time to interview me yesterday for the Court Assistant position. This position is a great fit with my experience and my strengths.
I realize that other applicants may also be qualified, but I feel I have a background that will allow me to adjust quickly to the demands of this job. I know with my attention to detail, I can produce high quality work and be trusted to work with little to no supervision. As I explained yesterday, I am not afraid to ask questions to ensure the job is done right. I am a self starter, which will be vital when anticipating the needs of coworkers and clients. I know we talked about the challenge of managing work and the tasks being repetitive. I am confident that I will have no problems with this as I have dealt with similar tasks while working for the fire department. I believe my experience as a Firefighter/EMT and working in a public service position, dealing with people during some of the most stressful times in their lives, will assist me in helping clients, including those who are upset and angry.
After working so much in an administrative role in the public service environment, quality customer service is my highest priority. I can be depended upon to solve problems that clients may have with a sense of urgency.
I would also like to thank Ms. Ginger and Ms. Berna personally but I do not have contact information for them. If you are able and willing, may I have their email addresses as well? Otherwise please forward my appreciation and gratitude for them taking the time to interview me as well.
I look forward to hearing from you about this position. Thank you again for your time and consideration.
Oh, another thing I did that was mentioned after I was hired was that I figured out the other person's email address by process of elimination. I knew the email address of the boss, but I had also interviewed with his assistant. I took his email address format and plugged her information in.
I was lucky because the format was firstnamelastinitial@****.com. I didn't know her last name so I started with "a" and worked my way through. LUCKILY, her last name started with a "b". (When the "a" email came back undelivered, I moved on to "b"...) Was that confusing?
Anyway, they said on my first day that the assistant didn't remember giving me her email address so she was impressed that I took the initiative to figure it out on my own. Also kind of shows you have common sense.
Unless of course there is no real obvious format to the email address.
Yeah, that's tough. I would probably try to google or look on their website before asking. There may be some info online and you may be able to figure it out.
If not, I'm sure it's not a big deal to ask.
Like yesterday, changes are in italics.
"I realize that other applicants may also be qualified, (DELETE-don't remind them that other people might be better candidates) but"
About this-- I put it in to say that I recognized other people could do it, but I would be a better pick because I offer X,Y, and Z.... (not really to remind them that other people are also applying).
I don't know, I read it somewhere. It worked..
I would call, get their email addresses, and send them shorter emails.
I think this is really only applicable if you pretty much did the exact job at another place...does that make sense?
The OP didn't--she's highlighting her skills from an unrelated job and saying that they're a good fit for this job. Quite honestly, someone with prior experience as court assistant is a better fit. If this is a job that you haven't done before, don't remind them that they probably got candidates who HAVE done it.