An email to invite someone to a job interview

An email to invite someone to a job interview

Learn how to write an email to invite someone to a job interview.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

From: Maja Jakobsson, HR Officer
To: Sanjay Chaudhary
Subject: Invitation to interview at Purple Cloud

Dear Mr Chaudhary,

Thank you for applying for the position of software engineer at Purple Cloud. We would like to invite you for an interview at our Stockholm office.

Your interview is scheduled for Thursday 3 April, at 2 p.m. If this time or date is inconvenient for you, please contact me as soon as possible to rearrange the interview.

At the interview, you will meet our head of HR, Mr Liam Andersson, and our head of IT, Ms Elsa Wallin. They will be telling you more about the job and getting to know you better. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions about the position and the company, and to see the office. The interview will last for about 60 minutes. Please bring two references with you for the interview.

Our offices are located on Kungsbron 2, which is a six-minute walk from Stockholm Central Station. When you arrive, please ask for Mr Liam Andersson at the reception.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Maja Jakobsson
HR Officer

Tips

  1. In your email, remember to thank the candidate for their application.
  2. Remember to include information about:
    • What position the interview is for and what will be discussed at the interview.
    • When the interview will take place.
    • Who to contact if there is a problem, who will be interviewing them and who the candidate should ask for when they arrive.
    • Where the interview will be.
    • How long the interview will last.
    • What to bring – IDs (proofs of identity), references, etc.
  3. Write the date in words, e.g. Thursday 3 April. Don't write the date in numbers – in some countries 3 April, for example, is 3/4 and in other countries it's 4/3.
  4. You can end the email with a set phrase like We look forward to meeting / hearing from / seeing you soon.

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Average: 4.1 (16 votes)

Submitted by senes19 on Sun, 12/07/2020 - 12:23

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I have experienced many job interviews in my country. And I was chosen almost all of them. Always I am taking care of questions which is asked to me. I am not talking about my private life. In addition we should be carefull that does we apply correct job for us. This is too important to achieve our goals. Lastly I must say that wearing a suit shows how we look forward this job. Another important issue on the interview is to speak without hesitation and know about business terms. Also before you go to the interview, you should get a knowledge of this firm. What is their expectations, which aims do they want to desire? If we speak about these Themas, we have a lot of chances.

Submitted by martin olivares on Sat, 11/07/2020 - 04:41

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I've experienced only two job interviews. Maybe like two or three because i dont know how to react in stressful situations. Ive started sweating and my hands start to shake! i really dont like interviews or maybe i dont want to work ahah but i must work because i love to travel! so i need money to travel around the world with my friends or my family

Submitted by Nanako Suzuki on Wed, 08/07/2020 - 14:34

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I have not experienced to have any job interviews yet because I have not hunted for a job. However, when I went for a part-time job interview, I received some questions from the manager at the supermarket. The manager asked me my profile about my name, address, and age at first. In addition, he gave me a question how often I could work for one week. I wonder I might not be able to work too often because I was going to study abroad for four months soon, but I answered him that I could have shifts a lot because I was afraid of being dropped in the interview. After that, I was able to pass the part-time job interview safety. I worked the cash register at the supermarket for about one month. When I was high school student, I was not able to make money from working part-time job by school rules. So, I was able to make money by myself for the first time after I was university student. I realized that it was very difficult to make money by myself and I decided to spend money carefully by this first part-time job. I am thinking of becoming a freelance after I graduate from my university, so I am not likely to hunt a job, but I think job interview is would be interesting experience for people.

Submitted by Wiola on Sun, 07/06/2020 - 14:17

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My only one the best tip is being easy-going during the interview. It allows us to think clearly, quickly and creatively. Our mood has the most significant impact for our scores during interview. During ones of my interview, recruiter had asked me for my faith, which was a bit confused for me and no connected with the main these of interview.
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Submitted by OlaIELTS on Sat, 25/04/2020 - 22:28

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The tips for doing well in an interview include the following: - Know the position to be interviewed for. - Know the venue of the interview. - Know who to contact if there is problem. - Know the time of the interview. - Know the duration of the interview. - Know what to bring along for the interview. - Having insights about firm's objectives, mission and vision. The type of questions i had been asked was on general, specific and question about the firm.
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Submitted by JuanManuelLopezGil on Mon, 06/04/2020 - 13:26

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MY TIPS ARE: – You must ask before to go: What position the interview is for and what will be discussed at the interview? When the interview will take place? Who to contact if there is a problem, who will be interviewing me and who should I ask for when I arrive? Where the interview will be? How long the interview will last? What should I bring? – IDs (proofs of identity), references, print cv, etc. - Dress well & be on time - Get a lot of information about the company you apply to. - Prepare to give an answer to the questions below: What do you recommend to improve the business? How did you learn about this position? Why should we hire you? What do you know about this company? What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness? Why do you want to leave your current job? What are your salary expectations? What are your goals for the future? - In everything forms: Write the date in words, do not use phrasal verbs, do not use abbreviations and take care with your vocabulary because is better to speak less and say more than speak more and say less: be simple but significant.
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Submitted by JuanManuelLopezGil on Mon, 06/04/2020 - 12:50

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Have a good presentation, go with the printed CV and be on time.
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Submitted by Nikolaos Stavr… on Tue, 24/03/2020 - 10:19

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Hi!! My tips are. - Dress well & be on time -Get a lot of information about the company you apply to. - Prepare to give an answer to the questions below. What do you recommend to improve the business? How did you learn about this position? Why should we hire you? What do you know about this company? What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness? Why do you want to leave your current job? What are your salary expectations? What are your goals for the future? Nikolaos PS. Hello Kirk, I would like to ask you about a sentence which I wrote above, if I write, prepare to give an answer for the question below. Why is this not correct? Thanks Nikolaos .
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Submitted by Kirk Moore on Tue, 24/03/2020 - 12:46

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Hello Nikolaos

That's not incorrect, but I would suggest 'Prepare answers to the questions below' instead. Since 'questions' is plural, it makes a bit more sense for 'answers' to be plural as well.

All the best

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team

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Submitted by Magedelabd on Sun, 22/03/2020 - 19:07

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Just dress well.get a very wide information about the company you apply to. Practice speaking about you self in English language. Prepare to say why you are suitable for this job. And what yyou recommend to improve the business
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