After you interview for a specific position, one of the best next steps is for you to follow up with the interviewer by sending or delivering a thank you note. This is going to reiterate that you are still interested in the position. Keep in mind that if you interviewed with several different people, then you should send each individual their own thank you note.

Thank you notes are absolutely critical to your success in a job search, and you can actually send them out for multiple different occasions in the process of your job search. This can be an excellent way to show courtesy to the business owner or the interviewer that you spoke with during your job interview, thanking them for taking the time to interview you.

You can send thank you notes:

- After an interview,
- After a contact helps you in an e-mail or telephone conversation,
- After someone provides you with information at your request,
- After a contact was helpful in a career fair,
- After visiting a contact at a work site,
- Anytime there is a need to thank someone for their help

There are a variety of different ways that you can send a thank you letter, including handwritten notes, e-mail notes and hard copy notes. You can type them or hand print them and deliver them on paper or you can e-mail them. The most formal are hard copy which are typed then signed, and you can deliver them by hand or mail them following a job interview. Handwritten notes are also nice, and are much more personal. E-mail notes can be beneficial but not in every situation. Make sure that you consider all of your options before deciding how you are going to send your thank you note, but make sure that you follow up in some manner after your interview for the best results.