Originally posted by jennij
Anyone have any thoughts on what to write in thank you letters to interviewers????? I am bad at this stuff.....
It should be short and soon after your interview. My wife suggested that I bring the notes and postage along so that I write em and mail em that day, which might have prevented my ... misplacing the names of my interviewers (thanks again for the names, by the way), since it would be fresh in the mind.
It should be something like this:
Dear [title, name of interviewer],
Thank you for the taking the time to interview me [whatever date it was - the day of the week if you can send them off in the same week you were interviewed]. I enjoyed the interview and appreciated the opportunity to ask questions and see the school.
[At this time, you could perhaps insert a quick anecdote or memory of the interview to jog the memory of the interviewer - like] I didn't know that possums were marsupials, they must be an interesting research subject!
Thank you notes are a great idea because they provide a quick memory jog to the interviewers, and besides, it's just plain good manners!
- Tae