Onethingyoushoulddo,immediatelyaftertheinterview,issendathankyouemailorletter.Senditthesamedayor,atthelatest,onthefollowingdaytothepersonorpersonswhointerviewedyou;remembertoaskforbusinecardsbeforeyouleavetheinterview.Itisagoodideatodothisevenifthejobdoesn’treallyinterestyou.Inityoushouldshowyourappreciationfortheemployers’interestinyouandstreyourinterestinthem.

Remindthemofyourqualifications,mentionanythingimportantyoumighthaveforgottenintheinterviewandgivethemanyfollowupinformationtheymighthaveaskedfor.Thesethankyouletterscanbetyped,handwrittenoremailed.Themostformalisahardcopy,typedletteranditwillmakeyoustandoutamongtheotherapplicants;remembertousestandardpa-pe-rwithamatchingenvelope.Iftheemployerisleformalahandwrittennoteismorepersonal.

Postitquicklyorevenhaveithanddelivered;faxingisanotherpossibilitybutmakesureyouhaveyourinterviewer’scorrectfaxnumber.Emailisfine,especiallyifthisishowyouhavebeencontactinguptonoworyouknowahardcopywouldn’tgettohimorherintime.Itisadvisabletowritethenoteinyourwordprocessor,wherespellandgrammarcheckwillgetridofanytypos.Thencopyandpasteittoyouremail.Whetheryouuseregularmail,faxoremaildependsonwhichmediumyoufeelisbestforeachinterviewsituation.Ifyoureceiveajobofferbeforeyouhavehadachancetosendanote;thanktheemployerforboththeinterviewandtheoffer.Youcanalsoacceptordeclinetheoffer.