Read any career book and you will see that there is always advice on jobseekers to send thank you letters after an interview. Interestingly however, very few do that. In fact, only about 5 percent take the time to write and send a simple thank you letter. Yet, a thank you letter is a crucial ritual even after the interview is over. Here, we are going to look at 10 tips on how one can write an effective thank you letter after an interview.

1. A thank you is always pleasing to the employer and will likely be taken to mean that you are interested in the position and will usually differentiate you from the pack. A thank you note keeps you in front of the others. Thus, ensure that the letter specifically thanks the employer for the time and consideration taken to have you attend the interview.
   
   
2. Tailor the letter to relationship that you think developed between you and the interviewer. Thus, it does not matter whether it is typed or handwritten as long as this relationship is made to stand out.
   
   
3. If the company tended to be a bit formal, feel free to type it as this will reflect the culture of the company.
   
   
4. If you built a rapport with the interviewer and felt close, then make that connection happen by sending a hand-written social thank you note.
   
   
5. The fifth point to take into consideration is whether to write an email note. If the company uses, emailing heavily, then an e-mail note will seem the right way.
   
   
6. If you are aware that the company will be hiring soon, ensure that you send the thank you note via email.
   
   
7. Any emailed thank you notes should always be followed up with hard-copy versions. This is a good idea and practice to follow.
   
   
8. Remember also that even if this is a thank you letter, it should not be taken lightly and written sloppily. Candidates have been suddenly discounted for sending poorly written and misspelled thank you notes. If you are not going to put much effort into writing the thank you note, then don't at all.
   
   
9. If you be borrowing a sample thank-you note from a book, ensure that it is only the basic structure and one or two key phrases. However, using sample interview thank you letters will give one a rough idea on how to go about writing one. Just don't plagiarize everything word for word.
   
   
10. Finally, remember that the more personalized the thank you note is, the better the impression you will make. If you noticed during the interview that the employer loves flowers, send a note card with flowers on it. That way, the employer will easily pick you out of the pack and probably offer you the job.