[DATE, ex. Wednesday, June 11, 1998]

[NAME, COMPANY AND ADDRESS, ex.
John Smith
XYZ Inc.
1234 First Street
Suite 567
Anycity, Anystate  85245]
 

Dear [NAME, ex. John Smith], 

We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated [DATE OF LETTER, ex. September 30, 1998] in application for the position of [NAME OF POSITION BEING OFFERED, ex. Controller] with our firm. We were certainly impressed with your credentials and gave consideration to your application, however we cannot, at this time, offer you an interview.
 

We thank you for your interest in our company and sincerely wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

[YOUR NAME, ex. Jill Jones]