“While waiting at reception for my host, I saw a man come to fetch a woman who was seated there. After mispronouncing her name, off they went to their meeting.
Later, I saw the same woman waiting for a train at the station. She was telling a stranger that she’d just had a job interview. The stranger asked how it went. She replied it was mostly good, with one gap. The stranger told her, you can recover from this. You need to send a simple thank-you email, now, he told her, and described its three paragraphs:
- Thanks for the interview, nice to meet the team.
- You asked about [gap in the interview]. I would like to add [fill the gap with relevant info].
- I’m very interested in the position. I look forward to our next opportunity to discuss it further.
The young woman was thrilled, took notes on her phone, was definitely going to take this advice.
Maybe this helped her step into the career she wants. But if she didn’t get this job, she’ll still know what to do next time.”
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