Anatomy of a Job Seeker’s Great Email
During the first
two to eight seconds of looking at an email, a reader decides if he or she has an
interest in reading further. People initially look at/for
1.
Subject line
2.
Page layout
3.
Keywords
4.
Salutation (when quickly
scanning the email)
5.
Qualifications (when
quickly scanning the email)
6.
Signature (when quickly
scanning the email)
Let’s assume you’ve passed the first phase and want to
know what comes next? In the following twenty to fifty-five seconds, the recruiter/hiring
manager looks for
1.
Special qualifications
2.
Tone/politeness
3.
Readability
4.
Believability
5.
Clarity
6.
Whether you meet/exceed
qualifications
7.
Weaknesses of any
kind
8.
Possible contradictions
in content
You passed again? You are now in the elite
percentage of job applicants applying by email. Your attachment (résumé or CV) is
opened. Going by the consistent assumption that your email will reach this
stage, consider whether your content does the following:
1.
Does your content match your email description? Make sure your résumé or C.V.
deliver accurate information.
2.
Do you include an
easy means to contact you electronically or by voice?
3.
Are your messages
or calls forwarded to an alternate means of contact, if he/she is unavailable? This
is strongly desirable—there may be a one-time opportunity where a recruiter or hiring
manager is looking to immediately fill a position or is impressed with
your qualifications.
Using the following matrix, you’ll know when it is time to follow
up. Once you make contact and the correspondence has begun, make sure you continue
to use good Netiquette! If interviews are scheduled, send any emails that follow
using all of the best Netiquette principles.
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