Thank-you letter

A thank-you letter is written to express gratitude for other people's kindness, which is frequently employed in social intercourse to enhance personal and business relationships. In business life, it can be used to show appreciation for invitation and congratulation, for hospitality presents or contribution, for suggestion and recommendation, for support and assistance, product delivery and for interview.

To write sincere, friendly, impressive and engaging thank-you letters, both the layout and contents should be noticed.

A thank-you letter follows the format of the business letters. As for the content, it usually begins with a statement of thanks for the occasion, then describes the details about what you want to say about the kindness, the favor or the presents. Lastly, the thank-you letter ends by re-expressing the appreciation.

 

Sample1 For a Networking Contact

 

Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name,

 

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today. I am grateful for the time you spent reviewing my career objectives and recommending strategies for achieving them.

I especially appreciate your offer to connect me to others in your network. I plan on following up with the contacts you e-mailed me right away. I will also use the online networking resources you recommended to further my job search.

Any additional suggestions you may have would be welcome. 

I'll update you as my search progresses.

Again, thank you so much for your help. I greatly appreciate the assistance you have provided me.

 

 

Best Regards, 

Your Name

 

Useful sentences for writing thank-you letters

1) At any rate, I want to thank you for your consistent help to the progressing of our company. 

无论如何，感谢您对我们公司发展展的一贯支持与扶助。

2) I was mighty pleased to have the new business, but even more pleased that you thought well enough of me to recommend my company to Mr. Smith. 

我很高兴能有新的业务，但更让我我高兴的是您这样地肯定我们，愿意意把本公司推荐给史密斯先生。

3)On behalf of all the participants in our delegation, I want to thank you for the hard work and professionalism of you and your team for the planning and execution of our successful mission to China. Your attention to detail and the caliber of our guides in each city ensured a flawless trip.

谨代表我们代表团所有的成员，向您及您的团队为此次中国行的成功策划和运作所付出的辛勤工作和专业素质表示感谢。您对细节的注重以及导游们的专业水准都保证了这次完美的旅行。

4)Thank you for your order for computer and the check that accompanied it.

感谢您的电脑订单和随附的支票。

5)I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your warm hospitality accorded to me and my delegation during our recent visit to your beautiful country. Nothing can be more precious for me than your interesting discussion with me which I have found very informative and useful.

我写这封信是向您表达我们真诚的谢意。在最近访问您美丽的国家时，我和我的代表团受到了热情的接待。没有什么能比我们之间有趣的讨论更让我受益良多。

6)I sincerely hope we could have more exchanges like this one and I eagerly anticipate our next meeting.

我真诚地希望我们未来可以进行更多这样的交流，同时热切期待我们下次的会面。

 

7)非常感谢您为我提供的机会及昨天的面试。

Thank you very much for considering me for this opportunity and the interview yesterday

8)请代我向为我准备这次晚会的各位表示问候。

Please give my regards to the people who prepared the party for me.

9)我们感谢你公司长期以来的支持和及时的援助。

We acknowledge the continued support and timely assistance from your company

10)我希望在不久的将来能报答您的热情款待。

I hope that I may be able to return your hospitality in near future

11)承蒙来信赞扬本公司提供的培训服务，感激不已。

Many thanks to your letter appreciating the training service provided by our company

12)感谢您一直以来对本公司的关心和支持，使公司业务得以蓬勃发展，真诚邀请您在下周四，6月16日来我公司进行考察指导交流，并赴本公司的庆典午宴。

Let me express our thanks for your caring and support for our company all these years with which our business is expanded extensively. You are cordially invited to our company for review, guidance and intercourse and also a following-up banquet on next Thursday, 16th June.