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Email Application Tips

June 15th, 2009

by: Larla

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Email has now been one of the ways we communicate with one another and has become as easy way to apply for jobs. Here are simple ways to make email work to our advantage especially in sending applications online:

State in the subject the reason for your email. Like if you are applying for a job, you can put, Application for HR Manager. With these the recipient already has an idea on the contents of your email.

Indicate where you saw the job vacancy. Also put relevant years of experience.

Use a professional Email address. Email addresses like pretty_me@yahoo.com or looser@gmail.com may be deleted immediately as it seems like a junk email than a job application. People usually have their names in email addresses.

Have the correct email address for the company you are applying for. You wouldn’t want you application to go to someone else’s inbox.

Put a signature at the bottom of your email, which includes your current post and your contact details

Now you can start sending away those applications. It saves you time from printing and less paper also helps the environment by saving the trees.

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