A sample letter to use as a guide when preparing your follow
up letters can assist your job search, save you time, and make you look very
professional. Take a look at the
following, and use it as a guide when preparing your own follow up letters.
Sample follow up letter
Date
Decision Maker, Position
Company
Address
City
State, Zipcode
Dear (use name),
I wanted to touch base with you concerning my recent
application with your company. Knowing
you are busy I’ve enclosed another copy of my resume for your review.
My interests and work experience are in the areas of sales
and sales management. Having worked with
Xyz company for the past seven years as a sales representative, I have strong
experience and believe I could be a strong asset to your organization.
I would appreciate the opportunity to visit with you in
person, and will call next week to check on your availability.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
John Doe
Resume enclosed
Use this sample as a template, and change the relevant
portions of it to fit your own skills, experience and interests. Customize it, and send it out a week or ten days
after you send out every resume, to each company that you’ve applied to. Following up is a skill that many people fail
to learn, and it can make all the difference in getting an interview. Experiment with it, put sentences and
paragraphs into your own words and make it read like you wrote it. Don’t get the impression that the letter must
be used “as is” without changes. It is a
sample, or a template if you will, and is designed to be a guide for you to
follow, not the end result itself.
This sample letter can also be used when applying online
through various job bank services on the Internet. They all have a place for a resume and cover
letter. A week or ten days after
applying, it doesn’t hurt to apply again, using the sample as a guide in the
space normally reserved for a cover letter for your second application.
In addition to the follow-up letter, your personal marketing
toolbox should include other essentials.
These should include a well-written resume, plenty of copies on good
quality paper, a sample cover letter you can use for customization, copies of
your reference sheet, plain paper photocopies of letters of recommendation
from previous employers, a sample thank you letter to use after the interview,
and a job acceptance letter template you can use when you get hired. You’ll also need to practice your
interviewing skills. So, you can see
that while the follow-up letter is valuable, there are many other things you
need to have when job hunting if you want to look like the professional that
you are.
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