{"id":11268,"date":"2020-02-24T23:38:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T23:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2020-02-25T09:21:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T09:21:37","slug":"cold-emails-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/cold-emails-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Emails for Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does <\/span>cold email<\/span><\/a> work for landing a job?<\/span><\/p>\n

How reliable is sending a cold email directly to the HR department or head of sales, marketing, or engineering for a job opening you\u2019re interested in getting?<\/span><\/p>\n

Should you even bother? Is your only option to drop your resume into an ocean of applications for the most sought-after jobs and hope to strike gold?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many think that to get your foot in the door of a big or fast-growing company you need:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A contact on the inside, and\/or<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The most impressive resume<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The truth is, while both definitely help, it\u2019s the knowledge of how to craft a great cold email and a little persistence that get the job done. It’s the only way to guarantee you\u2019ll get noticed \u2013 <\/span>every time<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Take a look around, and you\u2019ll find countless stories of people who wrote and sent cold emails for jobs they eventually landed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    It works, but you need to have the know-how to craft an effective cold email \u2013 one that will get a response \u2013 and the persistence to follow-up if necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    That\u2019s where this guide comes in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    In what follows below, we\u2019re going to break down some critical tips you need to make the most of cold emails for jobs you\u2019re applying to, as well as go over some templates you can use.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here is what we\u2019ll be covering …<\/span><\/p>\n

    Table of Contents:<\/span><\/h4>\n