“Thank you for your interest”: How and When To Use This Phrase<\/p>\n
There are several different meanings<\/a><\/strong> of the word “interest” in English.<\/p>\n “Interest” can be a financial term<\/a><\/strong>, referring to the money that you earn on an account.<\/p>\n An “interest” can also refer to a hobby, something that you like to do or learn about.<\/p>\n For example, you might say, “My interests are film, running and cooking.”<\/p>\n A similar use of “interest” refers to wanting to know more about a subject, and this is how the word is used in the phrase “Thank you for your interest.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When you use this phrase, you are letting someone know that you appreciate their inquiry, which could be about a situation, a business<\/a><\/strong> offer, a job or even about you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Thank you for your interest” is a formal phrase, and you would use it in writing more than you would in speech.<\/p>\n As you will see from the examples below, it is often but not always used in response to an inquiry.<\/p>\n Sometimes<\/a><\/strong>, it is used in response to an action you have taken that implies interest, such as reading an advertisement for a job or going to a talk on a certain topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One place you might see “thank you for your interest” is in postings for jobs.<\/p>\n It is usually the last line, after the job has been described and the instructions on how to apply are given.<\/p>\n It is also used in correspondence<\/a><\/strong> about the job. If you apply and you receive a letter or an email about the job, it might begin or end with this phrase.<\/p>\n The phrase itself does not give you much information about whether the news is good or bad. For example, you might get an email or a letter that begins like this:<\/p>\n “Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, the position has already been filled.”<\/i><\/p>\n However, you should not panic if you see those four words. The letter might instead say something like this.<\/p>\n “Thank you for your interest. We would like to schedule an interview with you at your convenience.”<\/i><\/p>\n “Thank you for your interest” is just a polite way of saying that they appreciate that you have responded to their job advertisement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are writing a paper or an article on sea turtles and you send an email to the world’s foremost expert on sea turtles asking a few questions, the expert’s email might begin like this:<\/p>\n “Thank you for your interest in my work on sea turtles. In answer to your question, the largest type of sea turtle is the leatherback.”<\/i><\/p>\n This is a polite way of acknowledging appreciation that you have asked them about their work.<\/p>\n Companies also use this phrase. For example, if you are planning a family vacation and you send an email to a resort asking whether they have activities that your young children would enjoy, the reply might begin like this:<\/p>\n “Thank you for your interest in Paradise Resorts. We have a variety of activities for the 3-to-5-year-old age group.”<\/i><\/p>\n As you can see from these examples, the phrase may be used on its own as a complete sentence or it might be followed by “in. . .” and specific words that describe the thing you have asked about.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This phrase is used occasionally in speech although it sounds a little stiff, like words an employee has been told they have to use if someone inquires about a specific thing.<\/p>\n It is still polite<\/a><\/strong>, but it might sound slightly insincere, as though someone is repeating lines from a script.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A more natural use of this phrase in speech might alter it slightly.<\/p>\n For example, if you went to a talk on space by a famous astronaut, the speaker might begin by saying,<\/p>\n “I just want to thank you all for your interest, and for being here tonight. . .”<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A similar, related phrase you are much more likely to hear in informal speech is “Thanks for asking.” You would use this after someone asked you a specific question:<\/p>\n Friend or work colleague: “How’s your mom doing after that surgery she had?” In a way, what you are saying with “thanks for asking” is “thank you for caring” although it would sound strange<\/a><\/strong> if you used that phrase instead.<\/p>\n In other words, you would tend to use “thanks for asking” for situations in which people were inquiring about something personal, such as health or how a test or a job interview went.<\/p>\n You would not say it to a work colleague who<\/a><\/strong> was asking you if you had finished a task or for a more neutral situation, such as someone asking you if your car was out of the shop yet<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Thank you for your interest”: How and When To Use This Phrase There are several different meanings of the word “interest” in English. “Interest” can be a financial term, referring to the money that you earn on an account. 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When do you use “Thank you for your interest”?<\/h2>\n
Applying for a job<\/h3>\n
Replying to a request for information<\/h3>\n
“Thank you for your interest” and speech<\/h2>\n
Other ways to express “thank you for your interest”<\/h3>\n
Thanks for asking<\/h3>\n
\nYou: “Oh, thanks for asking. She’s feeling much better.”<\/i><\/p>\n