"Follow Up Letter - Draw Attention to Your Resume"

What do follow Up Letters Signify?

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:

Ronald G. Ehrenberg 103 Lancaster Ave, Apt 401 Rosemont, PA 19010 610-329-1124 jbq@northstar.net January 20, 2005

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

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:

Ronald G. Ehrenberg 103 Lancaster Ave, Apt 401 Rosemont, PA 19010 610-329-1124 jbq@northstar.net January 20, 2005

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

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