[jsfg_cinti] Re: "Thanks but No Thanks"Letter

Bill,

The smartest thing you can do is to send (US Mail) a 'thanks for the
consideration' letter to the first partner.  Basically you should say that
you really enjoyed the interview discussion, continue to be very interested
in the firm, and if a suitable position should come open you would like to
be considered.  Wish them well and move on.  You might call it a "Thanks for
the turndown" letter.

It's very unlikely you'll find out what happened, which could range from the
position being filled by another candidate, to stronger candidates having
surfaced after your interview, to the opening being cancelled, to the other
partner wanting to change the specs on what they are looking for, to the
business being sold, to who knows what.   Time to move on, gracefully, to
other possibilities, while leaving the door open.

Les Sper



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Matthews" <bmatthews0626@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jsfg_cinti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 3:30 PM
Subject: [jsfg_cinti] "Thanks but No Thanks"Letter


> Can anyone (especially in the Accounting SIG) relate to the following and
maybe give me some ideas on how I might reply (and I do intend to reply) to
this letter I received?
> I have recently had an interview with a local CPA firm. The partner (I'll
call him the "first partner") of the firm whom I had the interview with
talked like I could qualify for the position (Senior Accountant). I later,
after the interview, sent him a thank you note (via email) thanking him for
the interview and that I enjoyed talking with him, etc. He replied that he
enjoyed the interview and talking with me as well and said to call him on
May 3 if I had not heard from him. At the close of the interview, he had
said something to the effect that he would discuss my application/resume
with another partner and they might call me in for a second interview if
things looked good. Well, apparently the other (second) partner did not
share the interviewing (first) partner's opinion that I could qualify for
this position, as the letter that I received from the interviewer stated
that the firm doesn't have a position available at this time that matches my
qualifications. This is a lit
>  tle confusing to me, because the first partner called me in for an
interview, and so apparently there was something in my resume that told him
I could qualify for the job, yet the second partner seems to disagree. I
really don't know what to think. Any suggestions on what I might say in
reply to this letter?
>
> Thank you kindly
>
> Bill Matthews
> bmatthews0626@xxxxxxxx
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