Job Hunting Advice

Follow-up Letter

A great follow-up letter can motivate the employer to make the job offer, and the salary offer may be influenced by the style and tone of your follow-up letter, too!



Date                    

Exact Name of Person
Title or Position
Name of Company
Address (no., street)
Address (city, street, zip)

Dear Exact Name:

      I am writing to express my appreciation for the time you spent with me on December 9, and I want to let you know that I am sincerely interested in the position of Customer Service Manager which we discussed.

      I feel confident that I could skillfully interact with your staff, and I would cheerfully relocate to Tennessee, as we discussed.

      As you described to me what you are looking for in the person who fills this position, I had a sense of "de´ja´ vu" because my current employer was in a similar position when I went to work for the Salvation Army. The general manager needed someone to come in and be his "right arm" and take on an increasing amount of his management responsibilities so that he could be freed up to do other things. I have played a key role in the growth and success of the organization, and my supervisor has come to depend on my sound advice as well as my proven ability to "cut through" huge volumes of work efficiently and accurately. Since this is one of the busiest times of the year for the Salvation Army, I feel that I could not leave during that time. I could certainly make myself available by mid-January.

      It would be a pleasure to work for your organization, and I am confident that I could contribute significantly through my strong qualities of loyalty, reliability, and trustworthiness. I am confident that I could quickly learn your style and procedures, and I would welcome being trained to do things your way.

Yours sincerely,        

 

Jacob Evangelisto    

 

 


 

 

 

 

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