We are all so available online. If you have a website, there's a contact form folks can use. Or they see your email address somewhere and send you messages you didn't ask for. Then, there are Direct Messages on social sites and Texts to your phones. Being online we all pretty much … [Read more...]
Addressing Job Inquiries: Dear Sir/Madam?
Now that the job market seems to be heating up, I've dusted off and put some new polish on this oldie but goody post! Correct Approach for Online Employment Inquiries When I get a job inquiry addressed as "Dear Sir/Madam" in any e-mail, I know the Sender is, well, lazy. How do I know this? … [Read more...]
The E-mail Etiquette Resistance?
Today I'm just going to write off-the-cuff about an e-mail I received. Resistance is a word bandied around quite a bit lately. I actually received an e-mail letting me know that the person was part of "the e-mail etiquette resistance". Who knew? They went on to say that I should just … [Read more...]
E-mail Requires Your Full Attention!
On occasion I get to do radio interviews and have a blast doing them! One interview in particular covered a very common occurrence. This interview was due to a big hullabaloo out there about one of the NFL's coaches who wasn't paying attention. He "inadvertently forwarded an e-mail containing … [Read more...]
Are You the E-mail Initiator?
Do you have acquaintances where you are the one who always initiates contact? Are there certain people where the only time you get an e-mail from them is when they are responding to your e-mails? Should you continue to always be the one to make the first move? Hey! It's me -- again! I can … [Read more...]
My E-mail is Not Working!
Unfortunately, "not working" doesn't give your provider much to go on to figure out what is going on. E-mail isn't always instantaneous. Nor is it as zippy as you may like 24/7, 365. There will be hiccups or slowdowns. Sometimes there are geographic issues that cause a certain area of the … [Read more...]
Stop Forwarding Me Emails!
The topic of unwanted forwarded emails is one which I get contacted about all the time. This week three requests on the topic. Please advise a nice way of asking them to stop forwarding me all those [jokes, political commentary, feel good, chain] e-mails. Everyone knows a nice way -- saying … [Read more...]
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