{"id":"career-thank-you-note-after-interview","audience":"job-seekers","category":"career","technique":"context","track":"writing","title":"Send an interview thank-you note with the right name and one update","free":false,"task":"You interviewed for a Front Desk Coordinator job this morning. Get a thank-you email under 110 words, plain text. The first line is a subject line starting \"Subject:\" that includes your full name and the job title, so the HR inbox can find it. Address the person who actually interviewed you, and add one update she doesn't know yet: you checked your class schedule and can work Saturdays. Sign off exactly \"Best, Tomas Rivera\".","materialLabel":"Your interview notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"INTERVIEW NOTES (Tomas Rivera), Front Desk Coordinator, Maple Grove Dental Group, Tues 9:30 a.m.\n\n- checked in with Ms. Delgado at reception. Interview was with Ms. Ferreira, the office manager (I keep mixing them up, Ferreira is the manager!)\n- she asked about my 2 years at the Cityview Hotel front desk, liked that I handled the phone line during check-in rush\n- she asked if I could work Saturdays 8-1, I said I'd need to check my community college schedule\n- she said they're switching to a new booking system, Dentrix, next month. I said I'm a fast learner on new systems (used Opera at the hotel)\n- they'll decide by Friday\n- parking was confusing, I was almost late\n- her email: m.ferreira@maplegrovedental.example","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":110},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving the update","why":"The AI only knows what's in your notes, where Saturdays are still a maybe.","fix":"Add: \"I checked my schedule and I can work Saturdays 8 to 1. Say so.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Mixing up the names","why":"Two names appear in your notes, and the AI may thank the receptionist.","fix":"Add: \"Address Ms. Ferreira, the office manager.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Leaving the subject to chance","why":"AI subject lines say 'Thank You' with no name, so the email gets lost in a shared inbox.","fix":"Add: \"First line: Subject: Thank you, Front Desk Coordinator interview, Tomas Rivera\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Getting a signature block","why":"The AI adds 'Sincerely, [Your Name], [Phone]' lines you have to clean up.","fix":"Add: \"End with exactly: Best, Tomas Rivera, nothing after it.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"3 short paragraphs, each 1 or 2 sentences under 18 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI adds bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in an email that may open as plain text.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the update","patterns":["saturday","schedule"]},{"label":"Names the right person","patterns":["ferreira"]},{"label":"Sets the subject line","patterns":["subject"]},{"label":"Gives the sign-off","patterns":["best, tomas","sign"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"A thank-you note is a chance to fix what you left open. Give the AI the update only you know, the right name, the subject line and the sign-off.","rubricLabels":["The first line starts with 'Subject:' and includes both 'Tomas Rivera' and 'Front Desk Coordinator'","Addresses Ms. Ferreira (not Ms. Delgado) and says Tomas can work Saturdays","Ends with 'Best, Tomas Rivera' with no phone, email or placeholder lines after it"]}