Sample interview thank you letter after rejection
Perhaps the interview didn't go so well as you'd hoped, and unfortunately, you've received a rejection letter after your interview.
Well don't give up hope - a well written interview thank you letter even after a rejection might give you the opportunity to reapply to the company in time, and it also shows that you handle rejection with maturity rather than bitterness.
Dear Jonathan,
Thank you for your time interviewing me last Wednesday in your New York office.
It was a pleasure working through the case study together, as well as discussing our backgrounds and gaining further insight into the requirements of the role. Our conversation definitely validated and strengthened my interest in pursuing a career at your company.
While I am disappointed by the ultimate outcome of the interview, I sincerely hope that we can continue to stay in touch and that perhaps I might make a better fit for your company in the future. Of course, if you have any suggestions as to how I might improve my interview performance, or additional skills I should develop and strengthen in my current job, I'd be more than happy to listen.
Once more, thank you for you time. I hope that you enjoyed your trip to New York and had a safe and restful flight back to London.
Best regards,
James Smith
See how this letter sets you up for being able to reapply to the company who just interviewed you?
More help on interview answers
Of course, you didn't want to have to write this letter - you wanted to get a job offer! If you want to know all the answers you need to make sure you get an offer letter rather than a rejection letter, then I recommend that you pick up a copy of Bob Firestone's book on answering the toughest interview questions.
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Here are my thoughts on Bob's book, called "The Ultimate Guide to Job Interview Answers"
- Bob is a business, career and sales coach based in the US. Although I strongly believe that the fundamentals behind his approach to answering interview questions are rock solid, I personally found the style of some of his answers a little more 'salesy' than I'd be comfortable with in one of the more 'straight-laced' organizations. So if you do use the book, make sure you tailor your answers to your audience
- Bob's book provides sample interview answers which you can use as inspiration or as a basis for your own answers. Don't simply rehearse his answers or you risk looking like a bad actor and completely unnatural. Interviewers are trained to get to the truth (actually, we quite enjoy exposing untruths), so make sure that your interview answer is personal and truthful to you!
- Because Bob's interview answer guide is an electronic file, it is available for immediate download - this wasn't something I thought about until an interview candidate asked me one evening for something to help him prepare for an interview the next morning!! Bookshops and libraries were closed and Amazon wouldn't even have dispatched his book by the time his interview started. By producing an ebook, Bob allows you to pack in a couple of extra days of critical preparation before your next interview
Bob offers a no-questions 2-month full money back guarantee. Of all the people who have bought Bob's ebook after visiting this site, not one has asked for their money back (as of 31 May 2006). I don't know of a better recommendation than one offered by other interview candidates!
If you want to see why these candidates are so pleased to have bought Bob's ebook (incidentally, now on special offer and with special bonuses), click on the following link for Bob's interview answers ebook. Just before you go there, please be aware that his website can take a few moments to load - please be patient - I'm sure you'll find it worthwhile!!
