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What to do with interview follow up letters after you write them? The first step is to organize writing during your job search. You need to devise a way to file and keep track of those letters you're required to write during your job search campaign. This task is easy when you organize yourself and keep it simple. As celebrated author Thomas Mann said, "Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject."

The subject you're mastering is you. And all the material you need to write about is contained in the resume and job search letters you've written and are in the process of writing. So you'll want to create a way to organize your letters, and then find ways to stay organized.

Your finished letters and e-mails can be kept in a computer folder, a manila folder on the top of your desk, or a three ring binder for easy reference. Correspondence you receive can be added to this collection

Then, when there's a need to look up something you've written to a prospective employer or personal contact, just open the chronological file you've created on the top of your desk or in your computer file. Either way, the letter you're checking is easily recalled by date.

That's the method I use when saving to a computer. When filing this article, for example, I'll "save as" 0129008 Organizing Writing." When I open "list view," everything is recalled chronologically,

Keeping a file of your job search writing is also a cool way to create more letters. Just rephrase what you've written to someone else in a similar situation. There's no need to reinvent the wheel each time.

You'll be most relaxed while writing when you avoid trying to write a perfect letter at one sitting. When your goal is to just write an average letter, your performance will rise because you'll be more relaxed and your writing will flow. Letters build upon each other and get better and better without your having to sweat over a keyboard each time you write.

The chronological file of letters you've written for your job search is now your own personal reference guide.

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