If you have ever wondered how to write a great thank you note, you need to check out the following post over at Brand-Yourself. How To Write a Good Thank You Note outlines each the five major elements that you need to know in order to be successful.
I don’t want to re-hash all of the major points because they deserve to be read at the source and I almost launched into my “why thank you notes are important” speech, but RJ really hit the nail on the head at the end of the piece:
A good thank you note will set you apart from the crowd
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
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I learned sometime ago that only about 15% of job seekers send thank you letters. It could be just the thing to put a candidate over the top.
Good article.
Marcia
TheHBCUCareerCenter.com
Agreed! And it is such an easy step to take!
Thanks for the comment!
I’m the author of “Why … THANK YOU! – How to Have FUN Writing Fantastic Notes and More,” and I will be presenting “Writing Thank-You Notes – The Common Courtesy That Pays Big Dividends” next week, http://tinyurl.com/pyngq5