Grading 3 of my own emails to hiring managers

A look back at notes that hiring managers actually answered.

I’ve sent a lot of emails to hiring managers over the years. Often I wasn’t successful, but I took a spin through some older emails where I heard back from a hiring manager and at least got to speak with someone at the news organization.

I critique a few of those emails (😱) and explain what I think worked and what didn’t.

A note on subject lines: I’ve s…