My man said something to me that really stuck.
He told me, “I’m not here to control you. I’m not your dad, I’m your partner. You’re free to make your own choices. Just understand that every choice has consequences. If you choose something that damages what we’ve built, that’s on you.”
He said, “I’ll always tell you when something hurts me or crosses a boundary, because that’s what healthy communication looks like. But if you keep stepping over the line after I’ve shown you where it is, then you were never really protecting us to begin with.”
And honestly, that’s what accountability in a relationship sounds like.
HR will always be HR.
You can’t actually predict what they’ll do. Your email could be perfect and still get ignored.
But if you want to increase your chances, like genuinely boost your reply rate, the first thing is to ditch those tired intros everybody uses.
Please, avoid “I hope this email finds you well.”
If you send that to me, I won’t give you the job. I’ll just shake my head and close the tab. 😂
Here are a few things you should be doing to get a positive response about 60% of the time:
1. Start with something specific about them, not you.
Not the “I love what your company is doing" kind of mail.
Something real. Something they actually tweeted, posted, or updated on their website.
Something like:
“Your new product update on bla bla bla caught my attention." Or "The way you handled xyzzzz shows you’re really paying attention to customer pain points.”
Short, direct and human.
2. Tell them the exact gap you noticed in their company and why fixing it matters.
You must do your research well before doing this.
(I have a story in an unreleased episode of my CREATORS' DIARY SERIES where I interviewed a lady that used this strategy well)
3. Prove your skill in one sentence. Be bold about it.
Just a quick line like:
“I’ve helped a fintech brand increase blog traffic by 87% using a similar strategy.”
That alone buys you attention.
4. Make your ask small.
No “Can we schedule a 30-minute call?”
No HR wants that.
You can try:
“I can send a quick breakdown of what I’d improve if you’re open to it.”
5. Keep the entire email under 12 lines. This is my personal opinion though because when I was still actively looking for a 9-5 job, I always get replies to emails under 12 lines.
At the end of the day, all these does not matter. Because, you can get a reply and still get rejected during interview.
Wish you all the best💚🙏
To be honest, Rodri winning the Ballon d’Or makes more sense than Vinicius if you deep it.
Rodri was top level the whole season while Vinicius was top level in patches. Rodri won the Euros and was important player for Spain but you can't say the same for Vinicius with Brazil at the COPA.