Formal invitation to a second interview template

Job-hunt encompasses several stages, starting from a job application, review of application and invitation to the job interview. If your first job interview has been successful, you are likely to receive the Formal invitation to a second interview.

Purpose of the second job interview is to meet better shortlisted candidates and make final decision on the recruitment for a post.

Formal invitation letter to a second interview is a formal invitation letter, and more or less similar to the initial invitation letter for a job interview. Because hiring manager sees a candidate for a second time it may be less formal, however this letter has to incorporate following important details:

  1. Name of the position and company
  2. Date, time and venue of the second job interview
  3. Purpose (invitation to the second or follow up job interview)
  4. Some indication about the timeframe envisaged for this interview.

Below we have prepare a small template of Formal invitation letter to a second interview, quite general and easy to adapt to any of your needs. Feel free to use it and send it to prospective candidates.  

Subject: Invitation to a Second Interview

Dear [Name and Surname of the candidate],

Thank you for taking the time to meet with us to discuss your interest in, and qualifications for, the position of [Name of the position] at the [Full name of the company and subsidiary office if any]. We were all pleased to meet you and learn more about your professional experience and capabilities.

We are happy to inform you that you passed the first round of interviews and we would like to invite you for a second job interview. The interview is scheduled for [DD-Month-YYYY] at [hh:mm] in our premises. At your arrival, receptionist will escort you to the meeting room.

The interview should last up to two hours.

Please let me know if proposed time suits your schedule.

We look forward to meeting with you again.

Best regards,

[Name and surname of HR officer]

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