Introduction

These resources will help you understand and write successful follow-up and thank you letters. To use these pages, you may select links in the navigation bar on the left, you may select links from the list below, or you may advance through the pages using the links at the bottom of each page. Click here to download the PDF file containing sample résumés and employment letters.

The follow-up and thank you letter pages are organized into the following sections:

• Follow-up and thank you letter overview
  • What are follow-up and thank you letters?
  • Why do I need to do a follow-up or thank you letter?
  • How should I follow up on my résumé and cover letter?
  • How should I follow up on my interview?
• Follow-up and thank you letters part 1
  • What should my follow-up or thank you letter look like?
  • What should my follow-up and thank you letter accomplish?
• Follow-up and thank you letters part 2
  • What sections should I include in my follow-up and thank you letters?
  • Headings
• Follow-up and thank you letters part 3
  • Follow-up letter introductions
  • Thank you letter introductions
• Follow-up and thank you letters part 4
  • Follow-up letter body paragraphs
  • Thank you letter body paragraphs?
  • Follow-up letter closings
  • Thank you letter closings