Title: (Optional) Complete follow-up to an employment interview.
Course: Principles of Business and Marketing (12051-18) > Section: Developing Employability Skills

Follow-up should include

- sending a timely, professionally written thank-you letter to include
  - appropriate business letter format
  - expression of appreciation for the interview
  - a reminder to the interviewer of the applicant's qualifications
  - confirmation of the applicant's interest in the job
  - request for further action, as appropriate (e.g., perhaps a second interview or meeting)
- filing of contact information for future reference
- completing a self-evaluation of your performance in the interview.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is follow-up important?
- What should an effective interview follow-up letter include?
- How can an applicant make his or her follow-up letter stand out among those sent from other applicants?
- How can an interview follow-up letter benefit the applicant?
- How should a job applicant go about declining a job offer? Why is it important to decline an offer in a professional manner?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of sending the follow-up letter in the form of an email, rather than as a traditional personal letter?
- What is self-evaluation? Why is it important when seeking a job?
- What type of information is included in a post-interview self-assessment?
- Why should an applicant thank everyone involved in the interview?