[Publib] Interview followup/thank you letter question.

[kurrremkarmerruk]

Thanks!  Every site I looked at said specifically NOT
to handwrite it...  

I kept it short.


--- Backwage at aol.com wrote:

>  
> 
> 
> Can  anyone give me any pointers, or examples of
> thank
> > you letters as a  follow up to a job interview? 
> Oddly
> > enough, I've never written  one.
> 
> 
> Write it by hand.  Say something true, and nice.  It
> may be hard  to think of 
> something, but give it a shot.  If you type your
> note, it  will appear that 
> you have merely printed out a sentiment that you've
> sent to  others--especially 
> if this is true.  You might consider actually
> sending a  card.  Make sure it 
> isn't the wrong kind:  "In Sympathy for your Loss" 
> isn't real good for a 
> thank-you, although it may describe your feelings if
> you  didn't get the job.  
> Don't mention body parts or politics; don't threaten
>  to sue, and don't mention 
> any relatives you may have on the library board.
>  
> A good sample:
>  
> Dear Mr. Smith,
>  
> I appreciate the time you and the members of the
> committee spent on the  
> interviews for the librarian position.  I felt very
> comfortable through the  whole 
> of it and feel that the questions were fair.  You
> have assembled a  good 
> staff there and anyone would be fortunate to work
> with them, and you.
>  
> A less good sample:
>  
> Dear John,
>  
> Thanks for the interview.  I was expecting a lunch,
> but look I got  from your 
> "secretary" made up for that.  Is that even
> technically a dress  she was 
> wearing?  I notice she has the same last name as
> you.   Coincidence?  By the way, 
> if I don't get the job, it won't matter.  I  didn't
> really want to live in 
> Oregon; there's this deal with warrants that won't 
> die off there, and the water 
> is too cold for surfing.  So don't, you know,  feel
> too bad if you have to 
> give the job to one of your other relatives.   If
> you do choose me, can you move 
> my furniture?  Oh, and you owe me six  bucks for
> parking.  See you around.  
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