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A simple guide to creating a highly-productive daily routine Niklas Göke

We all need to re-charge our minds and body every day. Never underestimate your need to shut down, decompress and get some sleep. Read More

Here is what recruiters wish you knew about your follow-up email Olivia Kelley

When you’re working with a recruiter — and you’ve gone through the initial interview — what next? This is what they wish you knew about a follow-up email. Read More

How To

20 email sign-offs so compelling they’ll have to write back Jacob Took

Sometimes the part that holds you up more than anything isn’t the subject line, the greeting, or the body of your message — it’s the sign-off. Read More

Office Life

This is what happens to your brain when you read a rude work email CW Headley

Most offices in the US have committed to indefinite telework operations. Less facetime means more confrontation. While enduring passive-aggressive emails may not seem like something addressing, a new metanalysis from research methodologist, Zhenyu Yuan of the University of Illinois at Chicago, posits that the psychological effects of rude emails can actually fester and take a toll on our well being. Read More

How To

How to write a thank you letter after a remote interview (with examples)Ashley Jones

While handwritten thank you notes used to be standard procedure, sending a thank you note via email after a remote interview is perfectly appropriate. Read More

Cover Letters

Make this tiny punctuation mistake on your cover letter and you may not get hired CW Headley

Going forward, Word documents will highlight two spaces after a period as an error and will offer suggestions through the editor capabilities featured on their various app. Read More

Office Life

13 terms you should never use in emails now Elvira Veksler

Right now, the workplace feels and looks very different — and that includes in how you should email. These are 13 terms you should never use in emails, now. Read More

Office Life

15 email etiquette rules every professional should know Allana Akhtar

In most work environments, email etiquette is a huge must-have. Make sure you know these 15 email rules, that every professional should perfect. Read More

Office Life

How to write a professional work email when you’re angry Kaitlyn McInnis

Ensuring your points get heard despite your current mindset is vital in order to rectify what may be going on and come out the other side. Read More

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