How to follow up?
(Monkey, 51
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on 1/2/13 at 3:49pm
Hi everyone.
I just cold emailed some alums 2 weeks ago and some of them did not reply me. It's probably due to the fact that I sent those emails during holiday...How should I send reminder emails to them to follow up? How should I write the emails?





Hi [x], I understand you must
Hi [x],
I understand you must be really busy, but I just wanted to follow up on my earlier email and see if it would be possible for us to have a chat for 10 - 15 minutes in the next one or two weeks, whenever your schedule is relatively open.
Thanks.
I sent two emails back in
I sent two emails back in autumn, you must have not got them, there probably was a problem with gmail or something.
Follow up every two weeks (no
Follow up every two weeks (no earlier). Don't c+p your original email but make the idea the same. People are busy. I usually gave up on someone after emailing them 3 times with no response.
LBObuyout: Hi [x], I
Hi [x],
I understand you must be really busy, but I just wanted to follow up on my earlier email and see if it would be possible for us to have a chat for 10 - 15 minutes in the next one or two weeks, whenever your schedule is relatively open.
Thanks.
I wouldn't do this.
If you get no initial response I would basically send a re-written version of the same email with the same general idea. Would like to talk to you about the opportunity. Chances are they 1. Aren't going to respond regardless of what you say because some people are just like that or 2. Saw your email and forgot to respond, and the new email will act as a reminder