How to address thank you note after interview?

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Specializes in PACU.

If I want to send a handwritten thank you note after an interview how do I address it?

Do I do it like this:

Happy Hospital Emergency Dept.

12345 Fake St.

Anytown, WA, 99999

Attn: (name of interviewer, title)

I saw quite a few threads about thank-you notes when I searched, but nothing regarding how to address them. Thanks for any help.

Specializes in CV/CTICU.

I guess it's advisable to send a thank you letter via email. cos if u send by a snail mail, the interviewer might have already made a decision by the time he/she receives ur mail. Normally I ask my interviewer email address at the end of it and send thank you mail as soon as i got home, starting with Dear (their last name).. hope it might help u :D

Specializes in PACU.

That's a great point, poopyhead, and I normally do like to use email for that very reason. Unfortunately, I spaced on getting an email address (usu. I just get a business card). There isn't an email directory online that I can find either. If I get it to the post office in the next couple of hrs it should arrive at the hospital tomorrow, hopefully it'd make it to the right person before a final decision is made.

Specializes in CV/CTICU.

Before u mail it out, cant u try to make a call to HR personal who helped u arrange the interview and ask the interviewer's email address? this is what i did the last time :p

good luck!!

Specializes in PACU.

I never talked to HR, the person who interviewed me called to set up the interview. That's not a bad idea though.

I'm somewhat tempted to start calling people I know who have different jobs in the same large health system to see if there isn't some sort of directory that they can look him up in, but I haven't talked to any of 'em in a long while and I have a feeling that them getting back to me then getting into work to check would take just as long as it'll take for this to make it via snail mail.

Poopyhead ...:D

Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

As a former manager I was always impressed by the applicant that took the time to follow up the interview with a note. It demonstrates real interest in the job.

You should send a thank you note to the manager or director of the unit who did your interview within a week of your interview. In that note you should state the following:

Dear Mr/ Ms___________

Thank you for taking the time to meet with me. I was very impressed by your organization and feel that I would be a good fit for your facility. I was very impressed by (something that you liked about the unit). (If you had a group interview or met with staff, state that you enjoyed meeting them).

I am (list your positives here.. this is a time to reinforce your positive attributes).

Again, thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

This note should be on some type of professional note card not something cute. It should be hand written. If you have a business card (I recommend that everyone have professional business cards made up with their name, title, address, phone number and email address ) included on the card.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

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