// feature · nudge

The right follow-up, for the stage you are at.

A thank-you after a phone screen is a different email than a thank-you after a final round, and both are different again from a nudge after radio silence. The generator picks up the context from your tracker and drafts the one that fits. Edit inline, copy to clipboard, send.

In · Stage + context
Stage: after final round
Silence: 5 days
Company: Stripe
Role: Senior Frontend Engineer
Draft
Out · Ready-to-send email
Subject: Following up on the
Senior Frontend role
 
Hi Jamie, just checking in on
the conversation last Tuesday...
// how it works

How to use follow-up emails.

3 steps. Each one runs in seconds. Scroll in order.

  1. Step 01

    Pick the stage

    Phone screen. Technical round. Onsite. Final interview. Post-application silence. Each has its own draft style.

  2. Step 02

    Pull in one real detail

    One specific thing you discussed (a project you talked about, a question the interviewer asked, a tool they mentioned). This single detail is what makes the email read human instead of templated.

  3. Step 03

    Draft lands, editable inline

    The email appears in a text area. Subject line, greeting, body, closing. Edit anything, copy to clipboard, paste into Gmail or Outlook.

// worked example

The same role, two stages, two completely different emails

One real example, same input reshaped two ways.

// after a phone screen
Subject: Thanks for the call today

Hi Jamie,

Appreciated the conversation about the Payments team and how the new fraud-rules engine is shaping up. The question you asked about debugging Next.js streaming under load stuck with me. I have one more thought on the race condition we discussed.

Happy to share when we speak again. If there is anything else I can send over in the meantime (reference, code sample, portfolio link), let me know.

Best,
Sam
// after a final round, five days of silence
Subject: Following up on the Senior Frontend role

Hi Jamie,

Just checking in on the Senior Frontend conversation from last Tuesday. I know these decisions take time, and I wanted to let you know I am still very interested in the role and in working with the Payments team.

If it would help, I am happy to send a short portfolio walk-through of the React and Next.js work we discussed. Otherwise I will leave the ball in your court.

Best,
Sam
TakeawayDifferent stages, different stakes. The post-phone-screen email stays casual and references one live thread. The post-final follow-up acknowledges the silence without pressuring and offers one concrete next step. Neither sounds like a template because neither is.
// under the hood

The mechanics nobody hides.

You should be able to tell how a feature works before you trust it with your job search.

01

Stage is a first-class prompt variable

The same generator produces very different drafts because the prompt knows where you are in the funnel. Early stages stay casual and forward-looking. Late stages acknowledge the silence and offer one concrete next action.

02

Triggered from the tracker

Inside a tracked job, clicking "generate follow-up" reads the stage from the job record. You do not re-type the context.

03

Also available as a standalone public tool

We built a no-signup version at /tools/follow-up-email-generator for people who land on a keyword search and want the email without creating an account. Same underlying generator.

04

Rate-limited on the free tool, unlimited in-product

The public tool is rate-limited per IP to keep it usable without abuse. Logged-in free and Pro accounts have generous limits.

// guardrails

What it deliberately does not do.

Honest limits read as trust signals. Hiding them does the opposite.

  • We do not send the email for you. You paste it into your own mail client so your address, signature, and threading stay in your control.
  • We do not guess at the interviewer's name if you have not given it. The draft uses "there" as a fallback rather than inventing.
  • We do not push aggressive follow-up tone. If the stage calls for patience, the draft is patient.
// questions

Common questions.

If your question isn't here, email support and you'll hear back from the founder.

How long should I wait before sending a follow-up?

Rough defaults: a thank-you within 24 hours of any interview. A nudge after silence at 5 to 7 business days past the last contact. A second nudge only if the role is still clearly open and you have a new reason to reach out.

Is there a version I can use without signing up?

Yes. The public tool at /tools/follow-up-email-generator does not require an account. You pick the stage, drop one detail, and get the email. Rate-limited per IP.

Should I send the follow-up if I already got a rejection?

Sometimes. A short, gracious thank-you after a rejection keeps the door open for future roles at the same company. The generator has a post-rejection template for exactly this.

Can I customize the tone?

The output is always editable. We do not ship tone sliders in the UI because the stage-specific drafts already vary a lot and editing the draft is usually faster than configuring sliders.

// try follow-up emails

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