| E-mail is an easy, inexpensive and efficient way of | | | | promptly. When you are composing your e-mails |
| handling certain types of business correspondence. | | | | make sure you check them carefully for spelling and |
| For this reason, it is essential that job seekers know | | | | grammar. |
| basic e-mail etiquette. the following e-mail tips will help | | | | Small mistakes with spelling and grammar can make |
| make your e-mail box an effective job search tool. | | | | you look unprofessional. Additionally, when you |
| E-mail Address | | | | compose e-mails don't write a book. Keep |
| When you choose an e-mail address for job | | | | correspondence short, sweet and to the point. |
| searching you need to pick something that sounds | | | | Lengthy e-mails are often skipped for the purpose of |
| professional. The e-mail address you choose will | | | | saving time. |
| appear on your resume and all your correspondence | | | | Be Prompt |
| with recruiters and potential employers. | | | | Make sure that you check your e-mail often so that |
| Restrict the use of this e-mail address for work | | | | you can respond to e-mails in a prompt manner. Time |
| purposes only, do not pass it out to shopping sites or | | | | is of the essence when you get an e-mail regarding a |
| friends and family. | | | | job and you don't want to wait around and give |
| Carefully Edit E-mails | | | | another candidate the chance to get the job before |
| First things first, when you compose your e-mails | | | | you. You should make sure that all of your e-mails |
| make sure you use an attractive subject tag. The | | | | are answered with a 24 hour time frame. |
| subject line should be relevant to the e-mail topic, but | | | | It is no different than returning a phone call, being |
| it should look important. Remember when a potential | | | | prompt makes you look more professional. If you |
| employer is scanning their e-mail box they have a lot | | | | wait too long to respond it signifies a lack of interest |
| to read. | | | | - and it also makes you look unprofessional. |
| Your e-mail needs to stand out so that it gets read | | | | |