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What to write in a post-interview "Thank You" note?

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c073186

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I am doing lots of interviews right now for an internship and my teacher tells us that it would look really good to write Thank You notes to the firms (accounting) and it would give us a better chance.

But my question is... what do I write in a note like that? "Thank you for considering me?" I really cannot think of what to write...

Any ideas on a short but good message?
 
Address it to whoever interviewed you,

I would just just like to take a moment to thank you for your time and consideration during my interview (date). I look forward to hearing from your firm soon.
 
r.j.s said:
Address it to whoever interviewed you,

I would just just like to take a moment to thank you for your time and consideration during my interview (date). I look forward to hearing from your firm soon.
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I like that a lot; the only thing is that after all the interviews are done, my school does a matching process to find the best matches (in terms of student and firm preference) ... meaning that I won't necessarily "hear back" from the firms. So should I just cut the last sentence or is there something else I could say? Like, "I look forward to ..." I am not sure what an appropriate finish would be in this case.
 
Hm. I think saying "Your firm" sounds better since it addresses the reader directly, it's not a static statement...
 
But don't you think I should somehow make a specific mention of the firm name so it doesn't seem like I am writing the same exact message to everyone and only changing who it is to?

But I do agree that writing 'your firm' sounds better.
 
c073186 said:
But don't you think I should somehow make a specific mention of the firm name so it doesn't seem like I am writing the same exact message to everyone and only changing who it is to?
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No, but be sure to use his/her name in the greeting.
 
r.j.s said:
No, but be sure to use his/her name in the greeting.
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Yup. Always address a business letter to someone specific. There's nothing worse than just receiving a blanket mailer that could be intended for anyone.

You could say "I look forward to my career with WXYZ Corp. and to hearing from your firm soon." or like that..
 
r.j.s said:
Address it to whoever interviewed you,

I would just just like to take a moment to thank you for your time and consideration during my interview (date). I look forward to hearing from your firm soon.
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I would just add that I usually try to work in a sentence or two about something that the interviewer and I discussed during the interview (e.g. current projects that the company's working on, that sort of thing) to demonstrate more specific interest in the company.
 
Lyle said:
I would just add that I usually try to work in a sentence or two about something that the interviewer and I discussed during the interview (e.g. current projects that the company's working on, that sort of thing) to demonstrate more specific interest in the company.
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I agree. Add something you found interesting in the interview. Proves youre into their company and paid attention to what they were saying.
 
If its a job you want, try incorporating something like "I look forward to joining your [team/project/organization]" and also thank them for their time. It's ok to show enthusiasm and interest ;)

If its a job you don't want, just thank them for the time they took to interview you.
 
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