How To Write a Letter Of Interest for a Job
Job searching can be frustrating and exasperating. After spending hours scrolling through job sites or searching LinkedIn, you’re discouraged by the selection of opportunities (or the number of applicants).
So why don’t you flip the script? Instead of waiting for the right opportunity to come up, how about you ask for it? That’s what a letter of interest is for!
What Is A Letter Of Interest?
A letter of interest, also known as a letter of inquiry or statement of interest, is a formal introductory message to the hiring manager or another company representative. Effectively, you approach the company you’re interested in working for to ask if they will be hiring soon instead of waiting for a job post to come up.
Recruiters are always looking for more people for their talent pool — an internal database of people who’ve shown interest in working for their organization and/or have the qualifications and skills the company may need now or in the future.…