Thank You Note Letter to Someone for Referring You to a Job

You ought to show gratitude and thankfulness towards someone who helped you to get a job. You can do it through personal meetings or thank him over the phone or send him a letter / an email.

The thank-you letter for job referral may happen under two circumstances:

1) By job seeker - thanking the person or firm who referred or recommended him for the job.

2) By organization - thanking the firm (like HR consulting firm) or any other person who referred a good candidate for the job.

TEMPLATE #1

(Job seeker thanking another person/firm)

Date: ________

To

(Name of the Person)

(Name of the Organization)

(Office Address)

(Phone Number)

Sub.: Many thanks for the job recommended.

Dear Mr./Ms. ________,

Hope you are doing well.

I heartily thank you for referring me to the job for the post of ________ at (Name of the Organization). I got in touch with (Name of the Person), HR officer and had sought an interview. The interview was held on (Date) at the company's head office. I had put in my best efforts to perform well during the interview. Everything went well. They were satisfied with my academic performance and ___ years of experience. Now, they have offered me the job with a satisfactory package. I have confirmed my intention to join their company. I will start working from (Date).

I could not thank you enough how helpful your recommendation has proven to be. I had been looking forward to such a job opportunity. I am forever grateful to you for this timely help. I will drop by your house/office someday soon.

Have a nice day/evening!

Yours truly,

   (Signature)

(Name of the Person)

TEMPLATE #2

(Company thanking some person or firm)

Date: ________

Ref: _________

To

(Name of the Person)

(Name of the Organization)

(Address)

(Tel. No.)

Sub.: Thanking you for the job referral for Mr. __________ for the post of ________.

Dear Mr. ________,

We thank you for referring Mr. ________, aged ___ years for the post of ________. We had an interview with him on (Date). We were satisfied by his performance at the interview and his academic records. We had forwarded his letter of offer for the job and he has confirmed his intention to join. He will be starting work at the office from (Date).

We had been looking forward to a capable person like him for the said post. We believe he could work up to our expectations. Thank you very much for the recommendation! Your recommendations from time to time have proven to be quite helpful for us. We highly appreciate your efforts in this regard.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

   (Signature)

(Name of the Officer)

(Designation)

(Name of the Company)