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Email templates

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1. Ask for a short conversation

   You would like twenty minutes with someone who does work you are curious about.

2. Write to a graduate of your college

   They studied where you do and now work somewhere you are curious about.

3. Follow up once when there is no reply

   About a week has gone by since your first message and nobody has answered.

4. Follow up with a recruiter after you apply

   You applied for a specific opening and have a name or a general recruiting address.

5. Write to someone you met at a career fair or an event

   You talked for a few minutes at an event and remember one thing they said.

6. Thank someone after an informational conversation

   You just finished a call or a coffee with someone who gave you their time.

7. Thank an interviewer

   You have just had an interview and want to say thank you the same day.

8. Ask for a referral

   You have already had a real conversation with them and a specific opening has appeared.

9. Ask a professor for a recommendation

   A professor knows your work from a class and you are applying to something that wants a letter.

10. Ask for more time to answer an offer

    An offer has a deadline that is too soon for a proper decision.

11. Decline an offer politely

    You have decided not to accept.

12. A connection note in 200 characters

    You want to connect with someone you have not met on a professional network.

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