Given that an informational interview can lead to a job offer, doing it right can be one of the most important tools in your networking toolkit. But how do you ask a stranger or someone you don't know very well to have this informational interview? We provide informational interview email templates in this post to make it easy for you to start the conversation.
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9 Tips for Writing Effective Emails
I am going to admit it - my work email inbox is out of control. Today, I have over 800 unread emails and several hundreds more that I have opened but have not filed. I could spend several days straight dealing with just email and never get any actual work completed.
Each time I open my inbox, I am struck with the decision that I have to make for each email: Do I need to respond? Do I need to finish reading it? Should I file it away? When I came back after months of maternity leave, my manager advised that I should just delete everything and start fresh.
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