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How follow-ups work

Gancho reminds you to nudge anyone who has not replied, writes the nudge, and lines up the next move on every job.

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How it works

  1. On a job's People tab, set someone to Messaged after you reach out.
  2. Five days later, if they have not replied, they appear under Due now on the Follow-ups page. The red number in the sidebar counts what is due.
  3. Click Draft follow-up for a ready-to-send nudge, They replied when they get back to you, or Remove to drop it.
The count of what is due, in the sidebar
The count of what is due, in the sidebar
Follow-ups & tasks: due now, this week, later
Follow-ups & tasks: due now, this week, later

Drafting the nudge

Draft follow-up opens the job's People tab with a short follow-up already written. It is polite, specific and aware of what you sent the first time.

A follow-up, written and ready to copy
A follow-up, written and ready to copy

When they reply

Click They replied. The reminder goes, and their status becomes Replied.

Marked as replied
Marked as replied

Moving a reminder

Change the date on the row itself, or on the person in the People tab. A reminder you set on someone you have not written to yet shows Reminder to reach out, with Draft message and I messaged them instead.

When nothing is due, the page says so: Nothing due today.

Next steps

At the bottom, Next steps lists the one most useful move on each job you are still working: find the hiring team, reach out to someone you found, or tailor your resume before you apply. Its button takes you straight there. Jobs at the offer or rejected end of your pipeline are left out.

Next steps: one move per job
Next steps: one move per job

In the app

See Follow-ups on iPhone. It also sends you a notification on the day.

More in Research and outreach

Researching a jobWhat Gancho finds out about every job you save (pay, the company, benefits, the real must-haves) and how well you fit.Your execution plan for a jobGancho researches the company right now and writes the 5 to 10 moves that most raise your odds. Tick them off, change them, add your own, and let Gancho draft the documents.Finding the people who hireGo around the application portal: find the hiring manager, recruiters and team for a role, and why each one matters.Writing messagesA connection note, a message, an intro request or a follow-up, written for this person and this job. You send it yourself.Tracking who you've contactedSix statuses, and why Messaged is the one that matters.TasksYour own to-dos, like a thank-you note or interview prep, in the same list as your follow-ups.
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This didn't answer it?

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