A mailed, follow up thank you letter after any communication or meeting with a potential employer is essential to position you as an ideal candidate. Most people don’t bother doing this.
Sample phrase ideas and letters follow below:
I enjoyed the opportunity to meet with you earlier this week and, needless to say, I am very excited at the prospect of furthering my career as the ________ for ______
I would like to reiterate the fact that I have vast knowledge and experience in
I’m looking forward to the next step, a visit to the Human Resources Department, when they notify me within the next two weeks.
Thank you for your letter of the ………………indicating that you will forward my letter to ……………. for further consideration. I look forward to their response however if you prefer I will contact him/her directly.
Thank you for considering my request for information and thank you for passing this on to…………….. for me to follow up directly with him/her.
I appreciate your response to my letter to Mr NAME with resume attached. I am most interested in XYZ (COMPANY NAME) as an employer, your offer to keep my resume on file and to let me know of any suitable roles is most appealing.
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Thank you for your courteous reply. Please let me know if any suitable opportunities arise in the future and, if I may, I will communicate with you again in the next few months to see if any opportunities have arisen.
Thank you for passing my letter on to Mr __________ who has said that he will contact me should any positions become available. If I may, I will communicate with you again in the next few months to see if anything has changed.
Thank you for returning my resume and your advice that ‘Co. name’ has no vacancies at present that suit my qualifications and experience. I appreciate your candour.
I am very keen to establish myself in a ___________ role in the _________ industry and if any thing ever became available at ‘Co. name’ I would appreciate being considered.
Thank you for your letter of _______ indicating you will forward my letter to Ms XYZ, Recruitment Manager for further consideration.
As indicated in my previous letter, I am seeking advice to assist me in planning my career. Therefore, I wish to meet with senior marketing and business executives to discuss industry trends, obtain feedback about my suitability for various types of positions and opportunities that may arise in the future.
I would be happy to meet with yourself, Ms XYZ or your senior marketing executive for this purpose.
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