{"id":19417,"date":"2017-05-01T10:15:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=19417"},"modified":"2021-06-18T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T18:06:22","slug":"thank-you-email-after-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/thank-you-email-after-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write A &#8216;Thank-You&#8217; Email After an Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot has changed about the job interview process over the past few years. Now you can be asked to participate in a phone or video interview and even for proof that you\u2019re qualified for the job. But there is one thing that hasn\u2019t changed, and that is the need to send a thank-you note to your interviewers, to express your appreciation for the opportunity. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p>[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id=&#8221;NRLNyPFn&#8221; upload-date=&#8221;2021-02-09T23:28:08.000Z&#8221; name=&#8221;How to Write a Thank You Email After an Interview&#8221; description=&#8221;Here is a sample of what you should include in your thank-you email and tips on do\u2019s and don\u2019ts, so you always leave the best impression with your interviewers.&#8221; player-type=&#8221;collapse&#8221; override-embed=&#8221;false&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a sample of what you should include in your thank-you email and tips on dos and don\u2019ts, so you always leave the best impression with your interviewers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/thank-you-email-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"1102\"><\/figure><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remember, this is just a sample to give you a sense of how to format your email and what to include. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject of Email:<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank You &#8211; [Position of Job] Interview<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Message:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr.\/Ms. [Last Name]:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a pleasure speaking with you today about the [Job Position] at the [Name of Company].<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The job matches perfectly with my skills and interests.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to my enthusiasm, I will bring to the position [List your Strengths].<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I appreciate the time you took to interview me. I am very interested in working for you, and look forward to hearing from you regarding this position.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Name<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Address<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone Number<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[LinkedIn URL]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p>[divider]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Do&#8217;s<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send your email within 24 hours of the interview.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include all the interviewers in the same email or send separate emails to each person. If you choose to send your interviewers separate emails, your messages should vary somewhat. (It\u2019s a good idea to gather business cards, or make note of the interviewers\u2019 names during the meeting, so that you have a way of contacting them.) <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include the job position in the subject line and the words \u201cthank you.\u201d This will ensure that the interviewers pay attention to your email. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remind the interviewers of your qualifications and offer links to your online portfolios and other professional sites. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>[divider]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Don\u2019ts<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irritate your interviewers with multiple emails. You should only send one thank-you email and a follow-up email a few days later. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send them any personal social media links. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be casual or use acronyms.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send grammatically incorrect emails or ones that haven\u2019t been proofread. If possible, you should get another set of eyes to look over your emails before you hit \u201csend.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>[divider]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/email-etiquettes-how-to-email-your-professors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Email Etiquettes: How to Email Your Professors Without Annoying Them<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/email-etiquettes-how-to-email-your-professors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Email-Etiquettes-300x196.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11339\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot has changed about the job interview process over the past few years. Now you can be asked to participate in a phone or video interview and even for proof that you\u2019re qualified for the job. But there is one thing that hasn\u2019t changed, and that is the need to send a thank-you note [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":27078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[602,235,601,614,228,615],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice-ace-your-career","category-career-advice","category-internship-advice-ace-your-career","category-resume","category-student-guide","category-interview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email.jpeg",830,533,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email-224x144.jpeg",224,144,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email-300x193.jpeg",300,193,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email.jpeg",830,533,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email.jpeg",830,533,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email.jpeg",830,533,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/email.jpeg",830,533,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ria Wadhawan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/author\/ria\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A lot has changed about the job interview process over the past few years. 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