{"id":106,"date":"2014-07-31T11:54:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T11:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/thank-you-notes"},"modified":"2014-11-13T12:09:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T12:09:15","slug":"thank-you-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/thank-you-notes","title":{"rendered":"Thank-You-Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"lblText\"><span id=\"lblText\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;\"><em>Give  your job application an extra boost by following up with a thank-you  note.&nbsp; <\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">You&rsquo;ve  written the perfect CV and survived the critical interview.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>So what do you do now?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Nothing?  Wait until you hear back from the company?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Wrong.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Give your job application an extra boost by following  up with a thank-you note.<span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">If you do, you can be  sure that you will rise that much higher to the top of the candidate  pool.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">It&rsquo;s  always a good idea to follow up an interview with a thank you note to  your prospective employer. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The thank you note is something that should not  be forgotten in today&#8217;s competitive job market, yet many applicants tend  to overlook this small but important detail.<span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">A  post-interview thank-you note <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">shows your enthusiasm for the position as well as<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> grabbing the attention  of prospective employers. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The following are some tips to bear in mind when  writing a thank-you note. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Ensure  that your note goes out immediately following the interview, ideally  within 24 hours.<\/span><\/span> It&rsquo;s of no use sending it a week after the  interview.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Keep the thank you note brief and courteous. It should be no  more than one page.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> &nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Resist the urge to sell yourself: you hopefully accomplished  that in the interview. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Recap your strengths, being careful to relate them to the  requirements of the job and the company.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">Show courtesy by expressing your appreciation for the  opportunity to interview with the employer, and thank them for taking  the time to meet with you. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">The thank you note can be an ideal opportunity to make  points you may have forgotten to make in the interview.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Because so few job applicants send thank you notes, it gives  you an opportunity to stand out in the eyes of the employer.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Express your continued enthusiasm about the position and the  company.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> &nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">If you interviewed with multiple individuals, make sure  that your thank you letter to each is unique. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Avoid using &ldquo;Thank You&rdquo; stationery or business letterhead when  writing your thank you. Just use standard plain paper &#8211; maybe the same  paper you used when printing out your CV. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">For an extra personal touch, send a handwritten note, if  possible. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">E-mail is acceptable if this has been your primary means of  communication with the company.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Sending thank you  letters via email is fine as long as it fits the &#8220;culture&#8221; of the  organisation and is used appropriately.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/span><br \/> <span id=\"lblAuthor\">Debbie O&#8217;Halloran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give your job application an extra boost by following up with a thank-you note.&nbsp; You&rsquo;ve written the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interview-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}