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An employment thank you letter shows good
taste, gratitude, and in general shows a new employer that they made
a wise decision in hiring you. Most new hires do not write an
employment thank you letter, so if you are one of the smart few
people who do, your relationship with your new employer will get off
to a great start.
When you write an employment thank you letter,
the main goal you wish to accomplish is solidifying the new
relationship. You can do this in the employment thank you letter by
re-stating the qualifications you have that will be beneficial to
the company. Remind the hiring manager in this way of the reasons
he had for hiring you. You are, in this way, congratulating him on
his good sense, but doing so in a non-offensive, and non-egotistical
manner. Be matter of fact, and to the point, because that is
businesslike and you and he are there to conduct business. With
luck you two will have a very long and mutually rewarding
relationship.
If you are accepting a job in sales, marketing,
promotions or a related field, then your employment thank you letter
should remind the hiring manager of accomplishments you’ve had in
the past in sales or marketing. Tell the hiring manager that you
are motivated and looking forward to working with your new team,
adding sales to their gross and profits to their bottom line.
If you are accepting a job in retail
management, your employment thank you letter should re-emphasize to
the reader your strong skills in customer service, your work ethic,
willingness to be an active and cohesive part of the management
team, and your ability to work well with the general public and your
co-workers, leading by example and presenting a positive company
image to the public.
A person working in education, as a teacher or
administrator, should have an employment thank you letter that
emphasizes a willingness to work as part of the education team,
teaching your subject to students and in the process, hopefully
instilling in your charges a contagious enthusiasm for learning.
Your employment thank you letter may also be a
place to elaborate on goals you may have during your tenure with the
organization. A salesman may mention his desire to increase sales
by a certain percentage. A project manager may mention his or her
desire to participate in a particular project that is important to
the company’s success. A teacher may mention school organization’s
that he or she wishes to sponsor.
While your resume made your first impression,
and you during the interview obviously made a positive second
impression to have been offered the job, your employment thank you
letter will reinforce those impressions, taking away any buyer’s
remorse or cold feet the hiring authority might have later. Your
employment thank you letter will service to convince them that they
made a good decision in bringing you on board as a part of their
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