大家都知道,面試后回到家中,應(yīng)該立即給面試你的hiring manager寫一個(gè)Thank-You Note,再次推銷自己。對(duì)申請(qǐng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的中、高級(jí)技術(shù)或行政職位的人來(lái)說(shuō),Thank-You Note尤為重要。
來(lái)自國(guó)內(nèi)的專業(yè)人士,英文口語(yǔ)大都較弱,但英文寫作大都不差,為了彌補(bǔ)面試中口語(yǔ)表達(dá)的不足,就更應(yīng)該重視這個(gè)面試后的Thank-You Note。一個(gè)漂亮的Thank-You Note,可以使你stand out of other candidates,不僅有利于加強(qiáng)hiring manager對(duì)你的信心,有時(shí)還能在面試后起到“扭轉(zhuǎn)局面”的作用,成為你獲得職位的關(guān)鍵因素。
然而,大部分求職者的Thank-You Note都有一個(gè)通?。哼^(guò)于簡(jiǎn)短,結(jié)構(gòu)和用詞落入俗套,內(nèi)容干癟,僅僅是直接或間接地重復(fù)resume的內(nèi)容。這樣的Thank-You Note不如不寫,因?yàn)樗速M(fèi)你一張郵票或讓你跑一趟腿,基本不會(huì)對(duì)你獲得職位起到作用。
據(jù)一位hiring manager說(shuō),每逢hiring seasonont>
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Best regards,
Thank you very much again for considering me for this position.
I like the dynamic and fast-paced environment in your IT group. Though working at a big start-up company could be frustrating sometimes, it is also challenging and rewarding. I would appreciate you giving me the opportunity to work with you and to grow with the company. I enjoy learning and am looking forward to the possibility of this challenge.
My greatest success has been in transforming individuals into a working team and turning new programs into highly effective operations. Maintaining an attractive and stimulating physical environment is one of the keys to the success of the operations.
One of my strengths is the ability to motivate staff from different cultural backgrounds to work together to achieve a common goal. At [Company B], I manage 26 translators, eight proofreaders and five programmers who are based in different countries. Working with translators from one country requires a different strategy than working with translators from other countries. When I tell an American translator to correct a mistake, he/she may delightfully follow my instructions and make the same mistake the very next time. If I tell a Japanese translator to correct a mistake, he/she may feel embarrassed about the mistake and then quit the job. If I tell a German translator to correct a mistake, he/she may become angry and argue with me for the rest of my life. If I tell a Mexican translator to correct a mistake, he/she may simply ignore me until I threaten to fire him/her. I have realized that my level of cultural familiarity and ability to keep an open mind has helped me to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds.
Establishing personal relationships with clients is another communication skill I have learned through experience. As a manager, I truly understand the importance of this skill. [Company E], an Internet company based in
One of our largest clients is [Company D] located in
Another important skill I have learned is to put myself in somebody else‘s shoes when communicating with them.
One example is when we were working on the project for [Company C], a logging equipment manufacturer in the
One of the skills that I have learned from work is the importance of keeping clients informed.
I helped start [Company B] from the ground up and expand the company into one that provides 13-language Website translation and promotion services to clients worldwide. Our continuously improving communication skills play an important role in this progress.
I share your philosophy about the importance of communication skills. I understand that in business, good communication skills are not only the way that we express ourselves, but also, more importantly, the way that we work with people. I would like to share with you some of my philosophies that have evolved from working at [Company B].
My formal education and training in engineering and business management, particularly in telecommunications, together with my working experience involving almost every aspect of the business cycle including design, production, business analysis, project management, sales, and marketing have equipped me with strong interpersonal, facilitation, negotiation, leadership and written communication skills. I understand business/technical concepts and terminology, possess the ability to quickly understand and articulate business issues and goals, and effectively build up relationships at all levels of an organization and am able to manage multiple projects concurrently.
I understand that you are seeking a business analyst/project manager who shares your vision and is open to implementing creative and cutting-edge changes. I share your vision and am looking for such a professional opportunity in the telecommunications field. I am looking for one that will allow me to create and implement policies and procedures to ensure the efficient use of internal resources, to refine and improve internal processes and to coordinate and build relationships at all levels including operations, enterprise planning, IT systems and corporate senior ????utives teams. I will be supporting internal IT projects, analyzing business information, gathering/documenting requirements and specifications, creating work plans, directing technical resources, tracking the progress of projects, communicating results, preparing ongoing assessment summaries for the senior management team and ensuring all projects are completed within the allotted timeframe.
I am most impressed by the amount you have accomplished in such a short time as the General Manager of Information Technology who heads up five divisions. This morning, I looked at the company‘s Web site again. The worldwide fiber optic network that [Company A] is planning and building brought me a strong feeling of connectivity, especially when I was looking at the network plan to connect China where I was born, and North America where I received my higher education. I remain very interested and enthusiastic about the business analyst position and believe that my education, professional experience, leadership competencies, and strong work ethic will definitely be great assets for [Company A].
Thank you for spending time interviewing me yesterday. I very much enjoyed our pleasant meeting and am looking forward to the opportunity of working with you at [Company A].
Dear Mr. [??? Last Name],
下面是一封為hiring manager所接受的Thank-You Letter(摘自"55 Interview Traps",下載網(wǎng)址:http://www.onlinetestprep.com/interview.html),以期激發(fā)靈感、拋磚引玉。這封Thank-You Letter的作者(中國(guó)同胞)申請(qǐng)的是北美一家上市IT公司的business analyst職位,她在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的面試中表現(xiàn)平平,本來(lái)很難得到該職位,卻得到了該職位,后來(lái)她的老板告訴她,是她的Thank-You Letter最終改變了他的hiring決定。請(qǐng)注意她在信中是如何對(duì)面試她的人表示贊賞,如何試圖與面試她的人溝通感情并建立rapport,如何列明她對(duì)該職位的清晰的理解,如何表達(dá)她對(duì)獲取該職位的熱情,以及如何用一種輕松愉快的語(yǔ)調(diào)配以具體事例來(lái)強(qiáng)力促銷她的soft skills和hard skills。
再次說(shuō)明,Thank-You Letter沒有固定寫法,要具體問(wèn)題具體分析,要充分發(fā)揮你的寫作才能。要邏輯嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)、用詞得當(dāng)、結(jié)構(gòu)清晰,不要有語(yǔ)法和拼寫錯(cuò)誤。
Thank-You Letter的重中之重是要設(shè)法與未來(lái)老板溝通感情、建立rapport,這樣就能使其在作hiring 決定時(shí)向你傾斜。對(duì)自我感覺在面試中發(fā)揮不太理想的人來(lái)說(shuō),就更應(yīng)該寫好這個(gè)Thank-You Letter。
6.再次表達(dá)你對(duì)獲取該職位的熱情。
5.再次強(qiáng)力促銷你的soft skills (communication skills, personal skills, self-promoting skills and personalities etc.)和hard skills(工作經(jīng)驗(yàn))。如同在面試中回答behavioral questions一樣,在推銷自己時(shí)要舉例子,例子不能和所申請(qǐng)的職位不搭邊。關(guān)于如何應(yīng)對(duì)behavioral questions,可以參考貼子“如何在北美找工作面試”。
4.清晰無(wú)誤地列明你對(duì)該職位及其職責(zé)范圍的理解。
3.找出和未來(lái)老板的共同之處,更深一步地溝通感情、建立rapport。共同之處可以是shared visionont>
2.對(duì)未來(lái)老板的工作成績(jī)或事業(yè)成就表示贊賞,這樣能進(jìn)一步溝通感情、建立rapport。但要發(fā)自真誠(chéng),恰到好處。切忌說(shuō)過(guò)頭話。
篇幅過(guò)長(zhǎng)(例如超過(guò)3頁(yè))固然不好,篇幅過(guò)短(不足1頁(yè))更是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。合適的篇幅應(yīng)為2到3頁(yè)左右。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)“篇幅適中的personal letter”,是因?yàn)椋瑩?jù)一位hiring manager說(shuō),“As an interviewer myself, I share the experience with other interviewers. When I receive thank-you notes, I throw them away immediately. When I receive real letters, I canont>
1.以personal letter的形式,將Thank-You Note寫成Thank-You Letter。
怎樣才能寫出不會(huì)被直接丟進(jìn)廢紙簍的Thank-You Note?很遺憾,這沒有固定模式,而要分析你的具體情況,然后充分發(fā)揮你的想象能力和寫作天才,“八仙過(guò)海,各顯其能”。但在寫Thank-You Note時(shí),請(qǐng)注意以下幾個(gè)tips:
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