Are some minor errors in an interview thank you letter a terrible thing?

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xbox360classact asked:

I just noticed that I had two minor errors on a thank you letter I just sent out for a business school interview. I used the word “regards” where it should have been “regard” and put a common in the sentence “Thank you, I look forward to speaking with you in the future.” where there should have been a period after you. How noticeable will these errors be and what kind of impact can they have? The rest of the letter was very well written. I actually gave it to an attorney at my firm and he didn’t notice the errors. My interview didn’t go as well as I had hoped so this letter was my chance to redeem myself. I think it was a good letter, but small things like that can be seen as sloppiness. To be honest, my grammar can use some work and these are issues that I would not have noticed, if someone hadn’t pointed it out to me after the fact.



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7 Responses to 'Are some minor errors in an interview thank you letter a terrible thing?'

  1. Mari - February 25th, 2009 at 1:26 am

    They are relatively small errors so I don’t think you should be too worried. It is good that you noticed though, I think they mostly disregard letters with big spelling errors or really noticeable grammar mistakes. All in all if that was all that was wrong you should be fine. Good luck!

  2. ~*~Bu113f1y K1ss3s~*~ - February 28th, 2009 at 7:17 am

    I Think That They’re Not That Big Of A Issue. It Makes You Look Good When You Write A Thank You Letter To A Company That You Interviewed For. I Hope This Helps.

  3. DrIG - March 3rd, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Terrible no, not too good yes. If they like you it will not prevent you from getting the position.

    Good luck

  4. 2n2222 - March 3rd, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    Depends on the school, and whether the deparmental secretary pointed it out to the admissions people. They’re likely more interested in your GMAT scores.

  5. Imaka - March 4th, 2009 at 12:57 am

    Unfortunately, they will probably be noticed, though they should not make a difference in a big way. If they really want you, they may look at them as merely typos. If the content was well written and if you expressed yourself well in the letter and in the interview, they should not be a determining factor. I suppose you could send a second letter with corrections, apologizing for the mistake of sending the one with the errors – that might make a good impression.

  6. crystal nw - March 6th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    If the attorney did not notice it, the company probably will not either. They were very minor mistakes. It is not like you spelled a word completely wrong or made a big grammatical error. I hope this helped and I hope that all works out with the letter. Remember though, if you do not get the position, I doubt it is for those couple of errors. You said so yourself that the interview did not go that well. That would be the reason you do not get the job, not these two little errors. Good luck again.

  7. sellatieeat - March 9th, 2009 at 2:08 am

    If someone noticed it, then there is a chance of your mistakes being noticed by the interviewer.
    THeres nothing you can do about it now. Just hope for the best. Good luck.


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