There are few things that are more used and abused than emails in the job search. 98% of the emails job seekers send are poor and the other 2% are downright awful. I’m not sure where people get the idea of what they think an effective email should look like, but most of the time they are wrong.
Make sure that your e-mails are short and to the point. Keep this in mind when you write an e-mail. There are 205 billion e-mails sent and received every day. Business people average 126 e-mails sent and received daily, according to the The Radicati Group, Inc., a worldwide technology research firm based in Palo Alto, California. Hiring authorities and Human Resources departments receive two times the average. Picture someone who’s looking at 189 e-mails every day. You tell me if you think your four paragraph e-mail accompanied by your resume is going to be read. It’s not!
Your e-mail, preferably introducing yourself and your resume, should be short. I recommend no longer than two or three paragraphs with no longer than two or three sentences. Remember that the e-mail, like your resume, is going to be scanned, not read.
The purpose of your e-mail is to get someone to interview you! (At the least, read your resume.)
An effective “subject” line might be “Excellent salesperson,” “Outstanding accountant,” “Efficient administrator,” and so on, followed by maybe one or two sentences, highlighted with:
• Reached 120% of quota three years in a row.
• Lowered department expenses 15% three years in a row.
• Increased efficiency 20%.
• Lowered turnover 15%.
Put these in the body of the e-mail. Remember that “Stories sell . . . numbers tell.” Then, write a short, succinct e-mail selling yourself with numbers that say “I’m a good employee, and you should interview me.”
A three or four there are a few things that are more used and abused than emails in the job sear. 98% of the emails job seekers said are poor and the other 2% are downright awful. I’m not sure where people get the idea of what they think an effective email should look like, but most of the time they are wrong.

Make sure that your e-mails are short and to the point. Keep this in mind when you write an e-mail. There are 205 billion e-mails sent and received every day in the world. Business people average 126 e-mails sent and received daily, according to the The Radicati Group, Inc., a worldwide technology research firm based in Palo Alto, California. Hiring authorities and Human Resources departments receive two times the average. Picture someone who’s looking at 189 e-mails every day. You tell me if you think your four-paragraph e-mail accompanied by your resume is going to be read. It’s not!

Your e-mail, preferably introducing yourself and your resume, should be short. I recommend no longer than two or three paragraphs with no longer than two or three sentences. Remember that the e-mail, like your resume, is going to be scanned, not read.

The purpose of your e-mail is to get someone to interview you! (At the least, read your resume.)
An effective “subject” line might be “Excellent salesperson,” “Outstanding accountant,” “Efficient administrator,” and so on, followed by maybe one or two sentences, highlighted with:

• Reached 120% of quota three years in a row.
• Lowered department expenses 15% three years in a row.
• Increased efficiency 20%.
• Lowered turnover 15%.

Put these in the body of the e-mail. Remember that “Stories sell . . . numbers tell.” Then, write a short, succinct e-mail selling yourself with numbers that say “I’m a good employee, and you should interview me.”

A three- or four-paragraph e-mail is not going to get read! This also applies to LinkedIn InMails.
One last thought about your e-mails: make sure you put your telephone number under your name or your “signature.” That way, it’s easy for people to call you.
paragraph e-mail is not going to get read! This also applies to LinkedIn InMails.