60 Good Luck Messages For Cards And Big Days

Good luck messages

'Good luck' on its own reads like a text. Add one line about why you believe in them and the card does something entirely different.

Sixty messages below, grouped by the moment they are for.

Short good luck messages

Good luck for an interview

  • They will be lucky to have you. Go and remind them.
  • You already do this job, they just need to see it.
  • Answer honestly, ask good questions, and breathe.
  • Whatever they ask, you have the experience to answer it.
  • Interviews are two way. See if you like them too.
  • You have prepared more than anyone else in that waiting room.
  • Be exactly who you are on a good day.
  • One conversation. You have had thousands of harder ones.
  • Fingers crossed and phone on for the news.
  • Whatever the outcome, applying took nerve.

Good luck for a new job or new start

  • New job, same brilliance. Go get stuck in.
  • First weeks are for questions. Ask all of them.
  • They hired you for a reason. Trust the reason.
  • Wishing you good colleagues and a decent coffee machine.
  • Off to bigger things, and long overdue.
  • Enjoy the fresh start - you earned it.
  • New desk, new challenge, same unstoppable you.
  • Six months from now this will feel like home.
  • Go and make an excellent first impression.
  • Keep in touch - we want the updates.

Good luck for exams and tests

  • You know more than you think you do.
  • Answer the question in front of you and keep moving.
  • One paper does not define you.
  • You did the revision. Now let it work.
  • Sleep well, eat breakfast, do your best.
  • Nerves mean you care. That is all they mean.
  • Read the paper twice, then start.
  • Whatever happens, the effort counted.
  • Go in calm and come out proud.
  • Everything crossed here for results day.

Good luck for a performance, match or competition

Funny good luck messages

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How to write it so it lands

  • Say what you will do afterwards - a call, a drink, a debrief. It takes the pressure off the result.
  • Avoid 'don't be nervous'. It never helps anyone.

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write in a good luck card?

One line of encouragement, one line naming why you believe in them, and an offer to hear how it went. Three sentences is plenty.

When should you send a good luck card?

So it arrives two or three days before. On the morning itself they are too busy to read it properly.

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