Here is a sample thank you letter for an interview, with a synopsis afterward of important points.
From
Shane Warne
Address
City and its zip code
Date:
To
Ricky Ponting
Human resources manager
XYZ Company
Address
City and its zip code
Dear Mr. Ponting
Sub: Interview for the post of... on... 2013... reg.
I thank you for having interviewed me on... I am also grateful to you for having spent some time to tell me about your organization so that I can understand the job that I would be doing if selected.
In this context, I do feel confident that I can do the job because I have learnt how to use... machines in my previous job at... I am also familiar with... , so I know how to...
The prospect of working for larger organization is exciting because there will be more challenges, and more opportunities for growth. If you do have any more questions to ask me, please do not hesitate to call on my mobile no... or you could send an email at my gmail address which is...
I thank you once again for your time and effort. It was a pleasure meeting all of you.
Best regards,
Shane Warne
As you can see, it is partly formal and partly social letter. When the letter is typed, details such as address for communication and date of thank you letter are necessary. However, when the letter is sent by email, such addresses are not to be included. Some people include the sender's address at the end of the mail, i.e.,, after their signature.
The subject line in such case, however, needs to clearly mention "Kind attention: Ricky Ponting - regarding Interview for the post of... on... 2013."
Note the subject line. It specifies the post for which interview was held, and the date on which it was held. These are two important components of this thank you letter because the person receiving the thank you note should be able to correlate the person sending the thank you note with the job he'd applied for.
The first paragraph explains the reason for sending this thank you note, email, or letter, as the case may be.
The second paragraph jogs the interviewer's memory so that he or she recalls who has sent this thank you note. Quite often, business owners and its managers interview several candidates for different posts on the same day. Therefore, they may not remember a person off hand. A thank you note following the interview can help to keep the candidate in focus.