6 Creative Methods to Resend an Email (job-seekers and students) - via Netiquette IQ

There is a prevailing school of thought and Netiquette which says that any email sent within a business or employment environment should be plain, without any embellishments. Although I did once believe this conservative approach was indeed not to be tampered with, in recent times I have evolved on this, particularly with the rapid growth of social media and explosive technology innovation. This is particularly the case in job-seeking and student applications.

Fewer and fewer emails are responded to and it has become increasingly difficult, with this lack of email etiquette, to even know if a message has been read. What I have concluded is that there is a way to blend a standard set methods with more innovative ones for a more contemporary approach.

The matrix below was put together during the current writing of my forthcoming book that will focus upon Netiquette IQ for job-seekers, recruiters and hiring people. Essentially it offers suggestions on how to construct first, second and third emails, based upon the place in the hiring or acceptance process from which the email is sent. 

For example, if someone has not received a reply after two emails, it is proper Netiquette to add some embellishments. The thought here is that perhaps this will assist the recipient to open and read the message! Form my perspective, it makes to make little sense to send the exact same message if no reply has been received.

In conclusion, utilize all you can, within Netiquette rules, to  increase your likelihood of delivering a successful email.                                                                 

Don’t send the same email the second and third times

	First Email	Second Email	Third Email	After A Response	After Response –No Other Answer	After Offer
Special Characters	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Photo	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Icons	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Links	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Colors	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
3-D	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

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In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo.  I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County, NJ. 

I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services.  Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.

Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.