The Email Execs Send When Theyre Job Searching

The Email Execs Send When Theyre Job SearchingThe Email Execs Send When Theyre Job SearchingEvery week a few emailles land in my inbox from people I dont know. Most of the time, theyre members of my LinkedIn network asking me for help with their job search. Usually their resume is attached I dont click on it. Do you know why? Because the rolle has, literally, lost me at hello. Heres the latestI am currently job searching and I was hoping you could help. I am qualified engineer with solid experience in developing new products. I think logically and I work methodically. I can work well in a gruppe environment, working together to achieve the same end goal. I am able to solve problems properly and have excellent communication skills. If you have any advice you can offer, I would really appreciate all the help possible.The 1 solid thing I took away from that note was the persons in product development. Other than that, he wants, any advice, and all the help possible.Theres a fine art to approaching people, especially those in your virtual network, and asking them for something. Rambling on bores the reader. Peppering the word help throughout, without saying anything more specific, is ineffectual. And leaving it up to me to figure out what you want is the fastest way to get absolutely nothing at all.I understand it can feel strange to reach out and ask people for help. No one is naturally good at it. So, lets go over an email formula I use for the executive candidates I untersttzungsangebot in their job search. Heres the breakdownStep 1 Be Cordial & QuickHi JoeI hope youre having a great day I am reaching out to my network because after 5 years as Director, Information Systems with Vision Health, Ive decided to leverage my successes into a new Director or VP role with a larger health care organization. Id like to seek your help.We may only know each other in the LinkedIn world, and not the real world on earth, but Id still like to see you take of a second to throw a nicety my way.Then, do you see how quickly this email gets to the specifics of what you do, where youve been, and what you have in mind next? Paint that picture immediately, so the person on the other end doesnt just think to themselves, OK, they want a new job, and I dont know anybody. Delete. Instead, be clear, so the reader can be clear as well, and immediately begin to go through their mental Rolodex.Step 2 Spell Out More SpecificsOne of the 1st questions I ask the executives I support is, When you sit down to the computer and start to search for job openings, what are the job titles youre typing in?(By the way, my question assumes that youve already given this some thought and real effort. Convey that to the reader of your email as well. No one wants to help you do anything if you havent made a single move on your own first. That wouldnt be help. That would be a stranger doing it for you.)List those job titles into your email by saying, Here are a few jobs titles Im seeing t hat mostly describe what Im aiming forExecutive Director, ITVP, InformaticsGlobal Technology Program ManagerAnd some of the health care organizations that look interesting to me areCVS HealthMcKessonUnitedHealth GroupStep 3 Request Whats Real & ReasonableHelp and advice are theoretical I dont know what that means you want. But the following is clear, real, and reasonableDo you have a lead in any of those organizations at their Philadelphia, PA offices? Id appreciate if you could share those or make an introduction.Step 4 Have An Attitude of GratitudeRemember youre asking someone for something and you actually hope they will deliver it. Do yourself a favor and thank the person in advance. Say,Thank you for giving this some thought for me. Please dont hesitate to reach out to me should I be able to help you also.Thats a networking email that works. You can find out more, very specific strategies to reach the right decision makers in our upcoming online program, 3 Simple Steps To Cut Your Job Search Time In Half See the testimonials of executives who used these strategies and guess what? Theyre working now