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Did Your Thank-You Email Cost You? 😬
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- Mar 16, 2026
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.com You got the interview. Yay. You prepared. Well done. You had great rapport with the hiring manager. Love that. You left thinking, “That went really well.” You send your thank you email. You tell them you felt energized by the conversation, you’re excited about the opportunity, and you’d love to be considered. You add the classic closer: let me know if you need anything else. Then crickets. What the heck happened? We don’t have a crystal ball, but a common place things go sideways is the thank you note. The Thank You Note Is Your Second Interview The hiring process is not a dinner party. Managers are trying to make a call with imperfect information. They’re trying to reduce risk and picture who will actually deliver once the role is real. A generic thank you won’t hurt you. It just won’t help you. So here’s what you gotta do. Put as much energy into your thank you email as you did to prep for the interview. The best follow up isn’t the one that repeats your enthusiasm. It’s the one that adds clarity. Reference a specific question that came up in the interview. Offer additional thoughts on how you’d approach it. Keep it short, keep it practical. You’re no longer asking to be chosen. You’re showing what it would feel like to work with you. How to Write the Follow Up That Helps Them Decide Let’s name what we’re doing here. A high signal thank you email is a short follow up that does two things at once: it shows appreciation, and it adds useful information. Pick up one thread from the interview and pull it a little further. One specific question. One challenge they mentioned. One priority they hinted at. You’re basically saying, I’ve been thinking about what you shared, and here’s how…