The most
important follow up letter is the one you send after a job interview
When you submit a resume to a
company of your choice, you may often receive a general reply that you
will be contacted. After some weeks have passed by and you do not
receive a reply, it might be time to follow up with a letter.
Follow up letters can be
very useful in many different circumstances
Follow up or thank you letters
after an interview show responsibility, communication skills and
appreciation on the part of the candidate.
Besides that you can use the
space on a follow up letter to reassert your qualifications for the job
and rekindle the employer‘s interest in your candidacy.
A follow up letter allows
you to remind the employers about yourself and to show an interest in
the job
A follow up letter can also be
useful in other situations.
Here is a sample
follow up letter after an Informational Interview:
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Ronald G. Ehrenberg
103 Lancaster Ave, Apt 401
Rosemont, PA 19010
610-329-1124
jbq@northstar.net
January 20, 2005
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Mr. Tom Watson
NovaVision
620 East 17th Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Dear Mr. Watson:
I appreciate your taking the time to talk with me about your work as a
Financial Accountant at NovaVision.
I have learned a great deal from the interview and the advice you
provided me is sure to help me in my job search.
Hearing about your work
experiences has made me more enthusiastic about starting my career as
an accountant and I have gained increased confidence that I made the
right career choice.
Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to learn so much. I am
currently in touch with the contacts you provided me and they have been
very helpful.
I would very much
appreciate it if you could provide me with the contact information of
any additional persons you know, in the accounting field, who can help
me in my job search.
Sincerely,
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
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Follow up letters do not just comprise of thank you letters sent to
employers after an interview.
They can be useful in a
variety of circumstances
Some people worry that they
might come across as too desperate or annoying if they follow up after
they have submitted their resume...
However if your resume has
been stuck under a pile of other resumes, the employer might be glad to
receive a reminder.
A follow up letter allows your
candidacy for the job to be put into the foreground again, after your
resume has been looked over. In a highly competitive job environment
the more attention you receive from employers the better.
Here's Another Sample Follow Up Letter:
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Ronald G. Ehrenberg
103 Lancaster Ave, Apt 401
Rosemont, PA 19010
610-329-1124
jbq@northstar.net
January 20, 2005
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Mr. Tom Watson
Allied Health Hospital
620 East 17th Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Dear Mr. Watson:
I submitted my resume about a month ago to
the nursing department at Allied Health Hospital for the nursing
internship position.
I recently found out
that the position is still available and I would like to state my
interest in the nursing job.
I have a solid background of education in
the health care field and I am confident that I can make a valuable
addition to the nursing team at the Hospital.
I am looking forward to
hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
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Other situations where you may need to follow up are:
- Follow up after a business meeting
- Follow up after an important sale
- Follow up after a product demonstration
Additional
Resources and Samples
You can find many tips,
tutorials and samples of follow up letters on the Internet. You can use
these to create your own letter.
If you are not satisfied with
the amount of resume templates and examples available for free online,
you can pay for and download from many online sites.
You will get tons of
examples of different kinds of ready-made business letters to make the
letter writing process quick and easy
You may have come across many
advertisements of professional, ready-made business letters. The
companies try to get you to buy their products by making exaggerated
claims of letters that will completely impress any manager and get you
hired.
You can write well-made and
professional follow up letters on your own by spending some time on it.
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