Follow Up Letter

Follow-Up Letters

Follow-up letters are usually sent for two reasons: first, follow-up letters serve as an opportunity for additional contact after an initial meeting, career fair, or networking meeting; second, follow-up letters can effectively revive a job search by reconnecting a contact with whom you have not spoken in a while.

Follow-up letters can be sent by post or email. You should make your letter as formal or as informal as your relationship with the contact dictates. Use previous forms of communication with the employers as indicators.

An effective follow-up letter serves two purposes:

(1) It reminds the interviewer of your skills, knowledge and abilities; with the number of candidates they are interviewing, it can be easy to get lost in the crowd.

(2) It demonstrates that you remain interested in working for the company and that you were impressed by the organizational culture.

FOLLOW-UP LETTER GUIDE

A follow-up letter should let the reader know the following:

• That you appreciated your initial meeting
• Where you stand in your current job search
• Anything relevant that has occurred between the initial meeting and now (e.g., if you have graduated, if you have reached out to any specific contacts, etc.)
• What type of help you now need (e.g., additional contact names, job leads, etc.)