Common English Mistakes in Interview Follow-Up Emails by Slovak Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Slovak speakers from Slovakia when writing a Interview Follow-Up Email in English.

Mistake Example #1

Struggles with perfect tenses ('I am here since three years')

Dear Mr. Johnson, I am writing to thank you for the interview opportunity last week. I am very excited about the possibility tof joining your team and contributeing to theyour projects. I hamve been working ina similar role sincefor three years and believe my experience wioulld be valuable. Please let me know if you need any more information from my side. LI looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Text corrected by:
Camille, Maryland, USA

"I have corrected the tenses and made some other refinements. Good luck! "

Dear Mr. Johnson, I am writing to thank you for the interview opportunity last week. I am very excited about the possibility of joining your team and contributing to your projects. I have been working in a similar role for three years and believe my experience would be valuable. Please let me know if you need any more information from me. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Dear Mr. Johnson, I am writing to thank you for the interview opportunity last week. I am very excited about the possibility to join your team and contribute to the projects. I am working in similar role since three years and believe my experience will be valuable. Please let me know if you need any more information from my side. Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Mistake Example #2

Incorrect placement of adjectives ('The car red' instead of 'The red car')

Dear Hiring Manager, I wanted to express my gratitude for the opportunity to interview for the positionmarketingposition. I am very excited about the possibility of joining the team dynamicand contributing to the company's innovative projects. Please let me know if there is any further information you need from me. Thank you for considering my application.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Very good! Just a couple of changes to make the message consistent. "

Dear Hiring Manager, I wanted to express my gratitude for the opportunity to interview for the marketing position. I am very excited about the possibility of joining the team and contributing to the company's innovative projects. Please let me know if there is any further information you need from me. Thank you for considering my application.

Dear Hiring Manager, I wanted to express my gratitude for the opportunity to interview for the position marketing. I am very excited about the possibility of joining the team dynamic and contributing to the company innovative projects. Please let me know if there is any further information you need from me. Thank you for considering my application.

Mistake Example #3

Omitting 'it' as a subject in dummy subject sentences ('Is raining' instead of 'It is raining')

Subject: Thank You for the Interview Opportunity Dear Mr. Johnson,tThank you for the opportunity to interview for the marketing position. WIt was great to meet with you and learn more about the team and projects. It is exciting to think about the possibility of contributing to your company. Please let me know if any further information is needed from my side. LI am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Nice job! I added the subject to some of the sentences and made a couple of other small changes."

Subject: Thank You for the Interview Opportunity Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you for the opportunity to interview for the marketing position. It was great to meet with you and learn more about the team and projects. It is exciting to think about the possibility of contributing to your company. Please let me know if any further information is needed from my side. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Subject: Thank You for the Interview Opportunity Dear Mr. Johnson, thank you for the opportunity to interview for the marketing position. Was great to meet with you and learn more about the team and projects. Is exciting to think about the possibility of contributing to your company. Please let me know if any further information is needed from my side. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.