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Is this thank you letter ok


I'am e-mailing this letter out today and wanted some feedback 1st before I hit the send key, any input would be great.   Thanks

 

 

xxxxx xxxxxx           

1234 xxxxx xx xx,

xxxxxxx, xx 12345

April 18, 2007

 

 

xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx

General Manager

 

xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

xxxxxx xxxxxxx

1234  xxth xxxxx

xxxxxx, xx 12345

 

Dear xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx:

 

Thank you again for the opportunity to interview for the Production Supervisor position.

I appreciated your hospitality and enjoyed meeting you and members of your staff.

 

The interview convinced me of how compatible my background, interest, and skills are.

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Yep, actually you thank you letter looks pretty good. But you should pay attention because somewhere in the paragraph before the last you are repeating yourself (you say "place" twice and it is itchy to the ear). Also....when you end the thank you letter/note, you should not use "Sincerely yours," because it is too informal, it is familiar towards intimate actually so...avoid that and say "Sincerely," instead.
Otherwise, all good.

Section of post does not conform with Monster TOU

hope you did not send it yet 'cause it has serious problems.

The interview convinced me of how compatible my background, interest, and skills are.

 

Compatable with what? It is a totally incomplete thought!  Aside from that,  an interview is not about convincing you of anything.  It is about convincing them that your background, skills and interest are compatible with their needs. 

 

 

 As I mentioned during our conversation, I am confident my work along with the team in

 Place will result in the attainment of the goals you have set in place.

 

There is a typo in this sentence.  Place is not capitalized and you use the same word twice. 

 

Some of the questions

 I asked helped me get a better understanding of where the Company is, its culture and the

 Direction is heading, and I liked the answers I received.

 

Again another capitalized word in the middle of the sentence and the sentence structure is confusing does not say anything and again, it is not about you LIKING their answers but is about demonstrating that you fit in thier culture and goals. 

 

As for the interviewing team, great questions were asked, well prepared team.

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Here are a couple of positive examples:

1)  ----Note in addition to this one, the VP who led the panel got a very different thank you-----

I just wanted to take a minute to thank each of you for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate on the interview panel today. Having sat on your side of the table a number of times, I can appreciate how much interviewing adds to your “regular” workload.   It was truly my pleasure to meet each of you. Hearing each of your perspectives made me more aware of the issues, opportunities and challenges inherent in this position.    

Without diminishing the challenges, I think the opportunities for the department are exciting. I would welcome being able to participate with you in navigating through the uncertain waters ahead.

Thanks again for offering me a thoughtful conversation.

Sincerely,

2)  ---note this is a position I got----

Since I am flying all day tomorrow, I am sending a “group” note to express my thanks for the opportunity
to interview for the Department Supervisor position in your Division.  After reflecting on the interview today it
is clear that you are committed to developing a  [blah blah]  program strategy that [blah blah].   I would welcome the opportunity to contribute to building a strong  department team in support of this forward thinking vision.

At your suggestion, I am attaching my complete resume (with references) in PDF format.  Again, should you
need to contact me I can be reached ...


Sincerely

3) ---note this was a 1 yr limited duration project

I wanted to take a minute to thank you for the great interview yesterday.  I really appreciate the
conversational style of our time together.  I also wanted to let you know that I am still very interested
in this position.  I am at the tail end of a very large eight-month project , and so fortunately, the timing is perfect.

During out time together, I communicated an outline of my skills and experiences. I do believe that this project would be a great fit for me professionally, as well as for your need to find someone who can quickly organize and implement this project.

Thank you for your time. Please feel free to contact me should you need any more information as you make
your decision.  I can be reached at ...

Sincerely

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