Write a PERFECT Interview Thank You Email!

[@JeffSu]

Fun activity: What was the subject line of your last post-interview thank you note? Let me know in the reply 😉 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How to write a post interview email 00:28 Why a thank you email is important 00:51 Point to something specific 03:09 Find interviewers’ email address 03:56 Pleasant persistence 04:37 Bonus tip

[@LoyMachedo]

@jeff su - Here's a question for you. If everyone were to view your video & follow your advice, then 100% would send a thank you note. Then who would end up getting the job?

[@JeffSu]

@@LoyMachedo All the viewers who sent a thank you note because compared to the total number of applicants out there, the number of my viewers is probably not so significant 😂

[@adityaheart9671]

Thanks for the great content 👌🏻👌🏻 Your videos are of the top level, do you edit them by yourself or editor does?

[@JeffSu]

@@adityaheart9671 I edit all videos myself :)

[@adityaheart9671]

@@JeffSu OMG, that's great 👏👏

[@taozzhang4659]

I have been job hunting for 5 months now. The whole job market turned upside-down. I was so confident entering the market, believing that I can switch from sales to marketing. Then I got no response and rejections. I don't want to disappoint myself, I want to believe that I can do anything. Then your channel pops up. You break down the resume and interview in such great detail which is so easy to follow. I started to reflect on each part of my performance and saw areas for growth immediately. Thanks for such positive energy, perfection, and excellence. I already took you as a mentor and trust that I will land a dream job, a fresh start, despite the hard competition out there.

[@JeffSu]

Wow, this is an amazing comment to wake up to. Thank you so much Taoz, it truly means a lot to me since I've been where you are right now and the whole reason I'm making videos is to help people (as corny as that sounds). Thank YOU 😁

[@minge9]

I'm going through the same thing right now. Been 5 months, a few interviews, zero offer. Hope it went well for you at least!

[@fengchenwei8311]

Hi Jeff, taking your advice from the video, I sent personalized thank-you emails to both interviewers after my recent interview. Guess what? They both hit me back with positive responses, and today, I got the job offer! Being a non-native English speaker and a new immigrant, getting a position in the local council was not a easy thing. Your tips on crafting personalized thank-you notes is very useful, it is absolute game-changer. Big thanks for sharing such a gem!

[@JeffSu]

WOW that's amazing!!! Congrats! 😁 Would love to hear more about your experiences if you wanna connect with me on linkedin!

[@fengchenwei8311]

​@@JeffSu Thank you Jeff! I'm following you know on linkedin. I'm sure I will get more useful information from you. Thanks a lot

[@mahsakia-rad1809]

Hey Jeff, your videos have been an absolute game changer for me. I've not only connected with people more but also seen a significant increase in callbacks. It's amaaaaaaaaazing. Thanks!!

[@JeffSu]

CONGRATS!!! It's all you my friend 😁

[@Janet-pk5zq]

Jeff, thank you for all of your videos! It's unbelievable that you put such effective advice is on the internet for free. I'm a junior in college and I used your interview advice to land an internship last year, and I just finished an interview today using your answer formulas. My favorite is your "Tell me about yourself" video. That's such an open-ended question that I'm grateful to have a high-quality answer structure for. Now, I'm going to use your tips here to hopefully win the interviewer over! Please keep up the amazing work (but don't work too hard!)

[@JeffSu]

Woohoooo thank you my friend 😁

[@kunalsharma-tx6de]

I have given multiple interviews in the last 2 months and sent them thank you emails. From my experience, if they liked you and you have the skills they want, they’ll hire you regardless. I was hired by a company I didn’t write thank you email to. All the other companies didn’t seem to care. It’s a good practice. Although, if they find someone better who doesn’t give af, they’ll still hire. Personal experience and nothing against. Jeff Su is amazing as always.

[@JeffSu]

Thanks for your input! You make a valid point 😁

[@JohnLaGuardia]

Hey, Jeff! I used your tips and sent a thank you email about 2 hours after my interview today. I already received a call back! I also prepared for the interview using your interview tips. Thanks for all of your great content and hard work.

[@JeffSu]

wow congrats!!! Thanks for making my day 😁

[@sayeesaran]

OMG Jeff I never thought of sending a thank you email after an interview! I was so excited after those that I forgot most things tbh. (First time interviewing at companies) But now, I guess I'll be the sneaky smart over-achiever :)

[@JeffSu]

Trust me I've been there Sayee! Welcome to the sneaky over-achiever club 😉

[@craciunlabs]

my tip : record the interview. rewatch it so you can use that in the follow up email :) in case you forgot something

[@JeffSu]

That's an AMAZING TIP Claudiu! Dam I should have thought of that... 😂

[@casimirodasilvasantoshe-hi5797]

Love the tip in the subject line ... you're my fav boy!

[@JeffSu]

Small things add up! Thanks Casi!

[@joeykrak]

You are the man, Jeff! Thank you!

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome Joe 😁

[@zubairmohammed425]

Hey Jeff, this was indeed an excellent video as I had gone through my interview yesterday and I just opened your channel for the new video and luckily found this amazing thank you email. I have just sent a thank you email to the recruiter. Hopefully he will acknowledge. Thanks for making such wonderful videos. Keep up the good work. Have a great day... oh sorry have a great one!!! with the same energy that you say at the end of your videos☺

[@JeffSu]

Best of luck my friend! And you have a great one too 😁 hahahaha

[@fun_engineering5710]

Great tips Jeff :) thanks for the informative content. I still didn't get an interview but will definitely use your tips for my upcoming internships 😁

[@JeffSu]

Wait but you already got the internship without interviewing? 😅

[@fun_engineering5710]

@@JeffSu Oops 😅 I meant that I still didn't have any of those, interview or internship, but when I will have your channel will be a saviour. 😄

[@JeffSu]

@@fun_engineering5710 Ah got it! I'm not worried about you at all because, well, you're a viewer of this channel 😉

[@waqasleo315]

Jeff, Buddy which software you used for these video edit. i really would love to learn it. do you advise ?

[@AnetcoreLefro]

Thanks Jeff these tips are very useful!

[@JeffSu]

Not a problem Anetcore! I hope you get to use a few of these tips 😁. If you do, let me know how it goes!

[@craciunlabs]

love this!

[@JeffSu]

Love YOUR TIP Claudia!!

[@LoyMachedo]

@jeff su - Here's a question for you. If everyone were to view your video & follow your advice, then 100% would send a thank you note. Then who would end up getting the job?

[@JeffSu]

All the viewers who sent a thank you note because compared to the total number of applicants out there, the number of my viewers is probably not so significant 😂

[@LuisjmGil]

@@JeffSu Not so significant YET!

[@JeffSu]

@@LuisjmGil 😂 EXACTLY!

[@livialone3199]

😂😂

[@Urmamasavedme]

I always like to say, that sometimes the gems your looking for are hidden. Such as not all great individuals who have helpful information have a lot of views.

[@andrea_dong]

Thanks for this Jeff! I've sent thank you emails before and I've brought up some stuff discussed during the interview but I never thought of milking something personal about the interviewer xD Gonna have to try that! By the way, in the interview that got me my upcoming role for after graduation, I did ask that question about a recent hire! Idk if it was what got me my job but it did help use up the remainder of my interview time so two birds with one stone haha

[@JeffSu]

Ooooooo congrats on the full-time job offer Andrea that's awesome! So now you can chill rest of senior year? Haha

[@andrea_dong]

Thanks! And yes I'll definitely be chilling 😁 It's a big weight off the shoulders so it'll allow me to focus on these last exams coming up

[@chilam6043]

Useful tips for me thanks Jeff

[@JeffSu]

Anytime Chi! You're very welcome 😁

[@chile9311]

Hi Jeff, thank you for the tips! Great content as always. But what if it's an online video prescreening?

[@JeffSu]

Send a thank you to the recruiter who reached out 😉

[@shogun4019]

Hello Jeff, Thank you for all the tips you have given I'm learning a lot from your videos. One thing though about sending a follow-up, a recent recruiter that I have spoken last time replied to me and said thanks to my email and mentioned that he/she has already forwarded my resume /application to the managers. My question is when should I send a follow-up email or should I send a follow-up email? This reply was last April 26. I did reply thank you for keeping me posted and have a great week and was able to reply to his/her reply within that same day. Thank you Jeff, I do hope you could help me on this as I really look forward in working in that specific company the recruiter is working on. You expert advice is much appreciated.

[@JeffSu]

Rule of thumb is follow up every week for 3 weeks 😁

[@shogun4019]

@@JeffSu noted ill make a note of that. I appreciate the advice. Have a great week Jeff!

[@MrGoGetItt]

Hey Jeff. Should we write a private Thank You email to all 3 different people if we met with them in each private conversations? Or 1 Thank You email & cc all of them? If 1 way is better than the other, why?

[@JeffSu]

3 separate emails 😁

[@しば犬さん]

thank you so much your very helpful video! I try to this video’s techniques

[@JeffSu]

Good luck!

[@jeeminkang1381]

Hi, Jeff! Thank you for the useful tips! I'm one of the candidates who thought of watching this video right after an interview😂 I just realized that I don't have anything to mention about the interviewer's personal interests. In order to be a sneaky overachiever, what do you advise me to do in this case?

[@JeffSu]

The one thing that stood out to either you or the interviewer (could be related to one of your answers)

[@jeeminkang1381]

Thank you so much for the reply! And I'll try to fully use your tip in my next interview :)

[@LuisjmGil]

Great tips, I had a lot of interviews in the past and never sent a post-interview thank you note... Just the annoying follow ups lol

[@JeffSu]

😂 Wait Luís, so you jumped right to the follow up emails part? Haha

[@LuisjmGil]

@@JeffSu Like a true proud annoying candidate!

[@JeffSu]

@@LuisjmGil The best kind of candidate 😏

[@askyoba]

Thanks Jeff, when you use the same email thread to send follow ups, do you edit the subject line as you inject your personality into the subject line? I am wondering whether it is appropriate to edit the original subject line.

[@JeffSu]

I would keep the same subject line for consistency

[@alinacastilloe]

Hi Jeff, I just want to thank you for your videos, specially the ones about resumé and cover letter. I found several mistakes in my previous resumé and now I'm in the last round (out of 4) for an international company. I've also seen your videos about productivity and I have to say you're full of hacks, I hope one day I can achieve your level of knowledge. I want to ask you something: yesterday my interviewer kindly gave me his email in case I had to contact him if I had any questions (I didn't ask for it). For what I understand he doesn't make the hiring decision (as I mentioned I've done 3 rounds out of 4). Should I send him a thank you email anyway? Should I send thank you emails to everyone who interviews me? Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@JeffSu]

Oh my god YES Alina! Interviewers will always have a say in the final hiring decision (or they wouldn't be chatting with you!) and all impressions matter. We definitely shouldn't approach thank you email as "oh this will help me land that job" but rather "it's the right thing to do and thank someone for their time." I learned this lesson back in 2016 when the front desk of the company I was interviewing for told me after the fact that she found me funny and messaged the hiring manager. Although that might not have decided whether or not I got the job offer but it definitely helped!

[@avivharkov33]

The subject line is the hardest part of the email IMHO

[@JeffSu]

Agreed! You need the other person to want to click into it!

[@dmariabeauty]

I love these gems 💎 ‼️ But heck, I never get responses back for “thank you” or “follow up” emails, when I’m interviewed by doctors in the healthcare industry I am seeking. Doctors just don’t respond. It’s so annoying‼️

[@JeffSu]

Dang I'm so sorry to hear that! But don't give up!!

[@dmariabeauty]

@@JeffSu I definitely won’t stop trying. I think it is bcuz they are soooooo busy. These are doctors I’ve interviewed with for a local university/medical school in my town. The docs tend to wear multiple hats: they see patients, they are associate professors at the school, they are involved in research, they do surgeries, etc. They lead a hectic life‼️ (The role I’m applying for is called Clinical Research Coordinator.) I’ve got multiple interviews completed in the last month and a half, and they’ve all went well. I’m just waiting to hear back.

[@christianrafaelrodriguezge6525]

What if I had an online recorded interview but I would still like to send a thank you email to my recruiter, any tips?

[@JeffSu]

Try your best to find them on LinkedIn!

[@powerhouseinco9664]

I thought applicants aren't supposed to contact interviewers after the interview until the final decision is arrived at and communicated? Companies even mention this in the interview emails.

[@JeffSu]

Companies aren't supposed to ghost candidates either, but this is real life :)

[@raniellewalisson8268]

Hi, Jeff! What about if a friday-night interview, should I send the e-mail right after on the same day or just on monday? Thank you veru much!!

[@JeffSu]

Monday works 😁

[@pabloavila6397]

How soon should I send this? Is it okay a couple of hours after the interview? It was early in the morning

[@JeffSu]

In that case feel free to send it in the afternoon Pablo 😁

[@pabloavila6397]

@@JeffSu thanks Jeff, you've been extremely helpful throughout this process

[@faizak1299]

​@@JeffSu can I ask a question please, I forgot to send the thank you email the same day, it was on Friday. It is Monday morning, should I send it now?

[@JeffSu]

@@faizak1299 yup!

[@faizak1299]

@@JeffSu Thans you so much!

[@tuongto5030]

Hi, Jeff. Thank you so much for the tips; I have a quick question on the thank you email section. I found two different work emails of the same recruiter that interviewed me, and my question is, should I send a thank you email to one of the emails or both? Thank You.

[@JeffSu]

Send to both just to be safe 😁

[@HritikaOjha-l4k]

Can We send on LinkedIn

[@JeffSu]

That works too!

[@rohnam4228]

Hi Jeff, what if I was unable to give a simple technical answer to a question during interview. Should that be mentioned in the thank you email?

[@JeffSu]

You can say what your answer would have been if given a bit more time!

[@JCFILM]

2:23 while i find the video very helpful and nice, i must admit that rounding the corners of the screenshot would have made everything a little bit mir unified as the rest all have rounded corners 😂😝

[@JeffSu]

Hahahahaha good catch!!!

[@Timepass-qo2fu]

I have a question for you Why your newsletter is paid not free? 😒

[@JeffSu]

Hi my friend! Most of content online can be accessed for free, and since I put extra time and effort into giving additional value via my Newsletter, I feel like it's a fair price 😁

[@lilshemay]

Hi Jeff, had an interview with a high level leader from Amazon yesterday, as I have watched this video beforehand (I have watch a lot of videos from your channel, really helpful thru my job seeking process!), I remembered to ask for the hiring manager's email. She just asked me to follow her up on her linkedin. Shall I just send an thank you letter thru LinkedIn or shall I have the recruiter to help forward? I am kind of thinking about doing both right now. Really need your inputs on this. Much appreciates!

[@JeffSu]

Both!

[@hazelhoyt]

Hi Jeff, thank you for the tips! I just finished the interview with a company. I gave a really stupid answer (which really doesn't make sense at all) when the interviewer asked me a probability question - I wish I could reanswer that the moment I answered but he already explained to me what the answer is. I feel like I did quite well in the front part of the interview and I can tell the interviewer was quite impressed with my experience but I really screw up this technical question. I was thinking that maybe I should say something in the post-interview email to save myself from ruining the entire interview with one stupid answer. Do you have any tips for my case?

[@JeffSu]

Of course! You could start off with something like "...and I may, I would love to expand on my answer to question X..."

[@sophiepheng]

Well ... from my personal experience, each time I sent thank you email notes didn't get me any jobs or move on into the process (KPI : 0%) ... So I just gave up this strategy. I had better results when not doing it.

[@JeffSu]

Wow I'm sorry to hear that Sophie. Did you send them to the hiring manager directly or to the recruiter?

[@sophiepheng]

@@JeffSu everyone after each round of interview ! either they don't read it, they already had made a decision about my case or it is not enough to plead my case .. no matter how hard my motivation is ...

[@k.t.a.Blessed]

Niceee

[@JeffSu]

Thanks 😁

[@dpxprhulc4xkl]

As a techie, I totally disagree with all the recommendations being made in this video. If someone did the things you suggested in this video after a tech interview, I would view this exact same behavior as annoying and it would rub me (and most other techies I know) the wrong way so much so that I’d reject the candidate altogether

[@JeffSu]

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective DP! Diversity of opinion is an awesome thing and I guess I'm lucky that I'm not a software engineer 😂

[@averynkh]

Hi Jeff, hope you see this coz I just had an interview, I didn’t have their email but is’t fine if I send the message through LinkedIn? Because I feel shy if I need to get recruiter to forward my email

[@JeffSu]

You can do both 😁

[@averynkh]

@@JeffSu thanks!!!