I.T Cover Letter

Technique #8

How to shoot straight to the top of the must hire list using a powerful, ‘post-interview’ cover letter!

By Jimmy Sweeney

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…

If there were a Job-Seekers’ Ten Commandments the words,
“Thou Shalt Always Follow Up” would be at the top of the list!

When you make the wise job-search decision to follow up every contact, lead, and job listing a second time, you give yourself TWO chances to make a first impression.

Whoever said, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” obviously didn’t use any follow-up strategy!

• Follow-up cover letters and resumes will land you more quality job interviews.

• Post-interview cover letters will increase your number of job offers.

What exactly is a post-interview IT cover letter?

It’s a written, follow-up communication sent directly to the person who conducted the job interview with you. It simply says thank you, I’m available, interested and following up to let you know these facts.

You can use e-mail, snail mail, even voice mail to follow up every job interview. As a rule of thumb, try to follow up using the same medium you used to land the job interview.

Here’s a short example of a post-interview cover letter:

Dear Mr. Interviewer:

I feel our interview went especially well and I wanted to send this quick note to say thank you for the opportunity. After meeting with you in person and having a clearer picture of what it would mean to be [insert job position title here], I am more interested than ever. I am confident I have the skills and knowledge you are looking for. I am available immediately, and once again thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely yours,
(Signature)

Wise Job Follower-Upper

P.S. I look forward to hearing those two magic words soon!

How’s that for a follow-up?

Everyone loves to hear a simple thank you and to feel appreciated. Mr. Interviewer is no different; he is a human being with hopes, dreams, and fears just like you. If Mr. Interviewer happens to take a liking to you, he will go to bat for you, as well. By sending a post-interview cover letter immediately following any job interview you are one step closer to making solid contact with the person holding the power to utter those two magic words…

“You’re hired!”

So whenever you complete a successful job interview with a company you’d like to work for, send a post-interview cover letter ASAP and you’ll give yourself the best chance at shooting straight to the top of the must hire list.