Sample Thank You Note

Box 1354, Wesleyan Station
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 06457
April 11, 1996

 

Mr. Timothy Vandros
Vice President
Real Estate and Land Acquisitions
Shell Oil Company
223 East Boulevard
Houston, TX 87653

Dear Mr. Vandros:

I enjoyed talking with you on Friday, April 9, about my interest in the training program at Shell. I'm glad the blizzard didn't cancel your trip to Wesleyan. Who would have expected it in April?

Our discussion made me more certain than ever that I want to join Shell's training program after I graduate next month. Your reflections on your experience as a trainee brought to life everything I have been reading and hearing about the program. As a Colby graduate, you can appreciate my gravitating toward a program which is relatively small, highly selective, and has a low attrition rate. Further, I was pleased to hear that, because of the individual attention trainees receive, English majors do as well in the program as business majors. (As an aside, I thought you'd be interested to know that the Virginia Woolf thesis chapter we discussed was well received by my advisor.)

In addition to enthusiasm, I could bring excellent communication and organizational skills to my work in the Real Estate and Land Acquisitions Division as evidenced by my summer experience as a public relations intern. Finally, the fact that I speak Spanish and Portuguese makes me particularly interested in the South American land prospects.

I would welcome the opportunity to visit Shell and speak with others about my interest in joining the company. I am planning to be in Dallas over spring break and could arrange to be in Houston anytime between March 21 and April 3. I will telephone you if I haven't heard from you before I leave for vacation.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Name

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