Email

Ladders guide to email. The best of Ladders' coverage on how to best compose, manage, and deal with email for maximum productivity and success.

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Writing
How to write a post-interview follow-up email that will get a quick response
Ladders - Create and Cultivate
Whether it’s with a sense of excitement or dread, sending out the occasional follow-up email is an aspect of adulting most of us simply can’t avoid. …
3 days ago
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Productivity
Ditch inbox zero and 6 other emailing habits you need to not lose your mind
Ladders - Anouare Abdou
The right to disconnect has become law in France, protecting workers from the obligation to answer emails after work hours, and it’s now becoming a …
Jun 9
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Grammar
The top 5 grammar errors that make you (and your company) look bad
Ladders - CW Headley
What are the most embarrassing workplace mishaps? Not being fully dressed on Zoom? Unexpected cameos from family members? Forgetting a colleague’s …
Jun 8
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Résumés
3 signs it’s time to take something off of your resume
Ladders - Michele Lando
When I hosted a mentor session for Create & Cultivate Insiders, I got a lot of questions about résumé format and career path, but one question that …
Jun 7
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Employment
How to get your application off the slush pile and in front of decision makers
Ladders - Arianna O'Dell
Applying for a job requires a lot of time and energy, but all that time and energy can be for naught if you’re not getting your application into the …
Jun 4
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CEOs
One *very* successful CEO’s 4 hacks for cold emailing
Ladders - Create and Cultivate
Let’s talk about cold emailing.Katia Beauchamp, the co-founder of the wildly successful beauty company Birchbox, has said that she and her co-founder …
Jun 3
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Software
5 opening lines for your cover letter that will set you apart
Ladders - Kattie Thorndyke
Resumes tend to steal much of the limelight when you are preparing to apply for a new job, but in many cases, the cover letter is the first thing a …
Jun 3
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Recruitment
Interview confirmation email: Samples and tips
Ladders - Chris Kolmar
You’ve been waiting to hear back from a potential employer, and it finally happened — you’ve been invited to an interview.Congratulations!You might …
May 26
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Business
7 emails you should never end with ‘best’ — and exactly what to say instead
Ladders - Fairygodboss
As a graduate student, I signed emails to friends and family with Starshine and gingerbread, or Colorwheelingly yours, or really any other irreverent …
May 26
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Business
Don’t hit ‘send’ on your cover letter if it makes 1 of these 8 mistakes
Ladders - Fairygodboss
How do you get your foot in the door when applying for a job? You write an attention-grabbing, killer cover letter. It’s all about first impressions, …
May 26
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There’s a reason you “forgot” to answer that email
Ladders - Sara London
Let’s face it, you have emails sitting in your inbox from months ago that you just didn’t get around to. You might see them and say that you’ll …
May 4