Interview Thank You Letters - Who Needs 'Em?

You do. If you want the job, that is.Yeah, I don't think so.
The thank you letter is a critical element of theLikewise, this thank you is a closing summation of
interviewing process. In a way, it's analogous to thesorts - and equally important. You're recapping the
defense attorney making his closing summation atinterview and everything that's happened up to this
trial. The evidence has been presented; now he'spoint and trying to convince them to hire you. This
wrapping the whole thing up with a bow, recappingletter is your final opportunity to reiterate your
what's been said, and trying to convince the juryunique selling proposition and make a lasting
why they should decide in his client's favor. It's notimpression. It's your last chance to restate the most
uncommon for the case to be won or lost on theimportant aspects of your candidacy and summarize
basis of the summation.how you can help the company meet its challenges.
If you're the person on trial, you probably don't wantThat means you give this some thought and craft a
your attorney to phone this in. Or to decide it isn'tpersuasive, error free letter. Everyone you
worth doing at all - why not skip it and roll the dice?interviewed with gets one. No copies - each person
Let's just send them in to deliberations and let thegets his or her own letter.
chips fall where they may. After all, this is just aSkip this step (or fail to take it seriously) at your peril.
formality, right?