Approximately 80% of all business emails sent out by people in a job search have no automatic email signature with all the senders contact information at the end. That is a shame. These email signatures are a must because normally a discussion has to happen to set up employment interviews. Something like this, I have some time available on Tuesday to interview you. Do you mean this Tuesday as in tomorrow or next Tuesday the 15th? Tomorrow. That works for me if we can start any time after 5:30 pm or any night after 5:30 is ideal. I am only available between 12 noon and 2 pm tomorrow, after that I am on a business trip to Tuscon, Arizona. Can you get away from the office for lunch tomorrow?
Busy people tend to prefer brief phone calls (instant two-way communication) versus exchanging dozens of emails, texts or instant messages. Another thing, in business most hiring managers are older, well-educated and they are paid to make judgments that protect and contribute to their company's success. Therefore, you the job hunter must cater to their needs and always anticipate what they would want.
Your emails should always have an automatically added signature with your full name, phone numbers, your personal email address, your LinkedIn profile or other helpful website address. Employers will seldom communicate with you through a work email if they are recruiting (no work emails are private). Go to your email settings to set up one or more email signatures, so you can automatically stamp all your outgoing emails (personal and work).
Next, all business emails should be written in business style that shows the readers you are an intelligent, highly competent professional. Using text message style communication (SMH, Holla, st8, gr8, LMAO, 3rd, <3, b4, T1, #*@!&$#@ etc.), misspelling words, grammatical errors, punctuation errors, usage errors and logical errors paints an indelible picture in the employer's mind. Make sure your first impressions are all positive ones while you are in a job search. If not, it is likely that you will be ignored, deleted or removed from contention.
In general, avoid discussing politics, sex or religion in business or recruiting emails, interviews or communications. Make sure you show some intelligence by using strategy that would be viewed as favorable by employers (stalking is frowned upon). Any type of exaggeration or grandiose prose will repel business people like the plague. Avoid it. Portraying yourself as a victim, cursing/swearing, being too emotional or showing desperation is also counter productive. Humor is terrific of course because it makes people smile and laugh, however obscene, racial or political jokes are strictly forbidden when auditioning for a new job.
Never email or fax your resume, cover letters or follow-up letters from your current employer or your business email address. There is no privacy in any case, you leave a paper trail, and it is normally against the rules of employment. Most employers view this as a great offense, being paid to work does not include job hunting for a new job at the local competition. You are being paid to work and produce only for your employer. Thus, you should never list your work phone or work email on a resume, cover letter or email. Be discrete and avoid obvious conflicts of interest in your job search, so hiring managers will respect you more.
Did you know that hiring managers, HR managers and supervisors will review your Google search results on your name? Make sure that your Google search results are all favorable ahead of time.
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