Job Netiquette for those seeking employment

1. EMPOWER YOUR EMAIL
WITH
NETIQUETTE IQ
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2. Email + Etiquette = Netiquette
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4. EMAIL FACTS OF 2012
4.3 Billion – Number of email clients worldwide
144 Billion – Total email traffic per day worldwide
61% – Share of emails that were considered non-essential
68.8% – Percentage of all email traffic that was spam
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5. EMAIL ESSENTIALS
 Address Fields
 Basic Content
 Appearance/layout
 Structure of Content
 Grammar
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6. EMAIL ESSENTIALS
 Tone
 Positive/Negative Keywords
 Advanced content
 Attachments
 Signatures
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7. TEN PRECEPTS OF NETIQUETTE
1.No one ever gets fired for sending
an email with the proper
considerations.
2.Politeness works with even the
rudest of people.
3.A policy and process of consistent
correct email will contribute to
actual time savings.
4.Use the three Zs—avoidance of Zero
tolerance, well-directed Zeal, and
email Zen.
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8. TEN PRECEPTS OF NETIQUETTE CONT.
5. Personalize when appropriate.
6. Know when to apologize, and do
so quickly.
7.Reply to every reasonable email
promptly.
8.Avoid scolding, one-upmanship,
and imperatives.
9.Include good news first.
10.Be proactive not reactive.
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9. NETIQUIETTE EMPLOYMENT
RULES
 Use proper formatting for email
fields
 Include ―Resume‖ in attachment title
 Use formal salutations
 Double check proper names & titles
 Power words make the difference
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10. NETIQUIETTE EMPLOYMENT
RULES
 Begin with 1-2 polite introductory
sentences
 Quickly explain the purpose of the
email
 Identify the position/define the
attachment
 Include follow-up with a date
 Welcome questions, follow-up,
comments
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