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Write a post-interview follow-up email

Drafts a short follow-up grounded in what was actually discussed, with an optional paragraph that repairs a question you fumbled.

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Prompt
Write a short post-interview follow-up email.

Structure:
1. One line of thanks that names something specific from the conversation. No generic gratitude.
2. One or two lines on the part of the discussion that most interests me and why.
3. *Only if warranted*: a short paragraph that answers the question I handled poorly, in three sentences.
4. One closing line. No pressure about timelines.

Rules:
- First decide whether step 3 belongs. If what I fumbled was minor, say so and leave it out — raising it again draws attention to it.
- Total length under 150 words.
- Use only what I told you happened. *Do not invent details of the conversation.*
- No exclamation marks and no flattery.

⚠️ ***Use only what I gave you. Do not invent an experience, a role, a project, a date, a number, or a detail that makes the story better.*** **Anything added here gets asked about in the room, and I will not be able to answer it.** Where the material is too thin, **say what is missing and ask.**

**Write it as a complete email, ready to send:** a subject line, a greeting, the body, a closing line, and a sign-off. ***Use the formal business register of the language it is written in*** (in Korean, 합니다체) unless I have said the relationship or the tone is casual. *Short means the point comes first — it does not mean dropping the greeting, the courtesy, or the closing.* *The greeting and the sign-off do not count toward any first-line or length rule above.*
After pasting, fill in the fields at the bottom (What was discussed · Question I handled poorly · Interviewer)

What this prompt does

Thank-you emails matter mainly when they briefly repair a question you handled badly. This decides whether that paragraph is worth including — with nothing to repair, three lines is the better email.

Change history

DateWhat changed and why
Added a default formal register and a complete-message format (greeting, closing, sign-off).

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