You should never begin a work email with this

It is all about your salutation.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [ladders-logo@2x.png] - Climbing with - [The best-selling resume book on Amazon]( What is the most embarrassing email blunder you've ever made? Scroll to answer! EMAIL ETIQUETTE You should never begin a work email with this. ‘Hey!’: It is such a small word and yet it can hold so much meaning. Saying it in real life is fine, but if you use it to open an email you may as well have just said “I have no idea what your name is but I am writing this email to ask you for something that benefits only me, person I met once at the shrimp table at that networking event.”[READ MORE]( 3 takeaways: - Do not use ‘Dear Sir or Madam, …' : This isn’t 1810 and you aren’t asking for their hand in marriage. Also don't try 'Dear Friend' because they will definitely know it is because you don't know their name. And no greeting at all? I'm sorry, are you a serial killer? - Emails with a subject line containing just [one word]( were found to be 87% more likely to be responded to. - Did you know Mark Cuban [prefers emails]( (but not if they start with 'Hey!') over meetings and this is why. [RESUME HELP]( Do you know who is looking at your resume? There are [four different audiences]( for your resume. Do you know who they are? The better you understand your [future boss’s mindset](, the easier it will be. The best-selling [Ladders Resume Guide]( is now available on Amazon. Get your copy now. JOB SEARCH [20 companies]( hiring right now with jobs that you can do from your couch. This is how you show your talent [through cold, hard facts](. This answers everything you ever wanted to know about [resume objectives](. Also, maybe you need to think less about [resume objectives](. Instead [ask these questions]( to yourself. OFFICE LIFE Think you know Millennials? Think again. Millennials may not be the [obnoxious](, acronym-obsessed, penniless vagrants you thought they were. They aren’t [even as bad]( as some of these people in your office (and Millennials invented hashtags.) But they are obsessed with food so if you want to [impress]( your younger coworkers then tell them to do this with their avocado toast. This is also how much [avocado toast costs]( in every city, which will make you their ruler. HUDDLE UP In response to yesterday's question, "Would you pass on a job offer if the company culture was lacking?" : Jason Burkhart from Long Beach, CA Absolutely. If culture is bad, it's a bad job and, sooner than later, you will want out. More than likely MUCH SOONER. 🤔 Today's question: "What is the most embarrassing email blunder you've ever made?" Hit reply and let us know! © 2020 [Ladders, Inc.]( All Rights Reserved [Advertise With UsÂ](| [ Contact Us]( |[ Unsubscribe]( You're receiving this email from our secure server at [Ladders, Inc.]( because you signed up from [{EMAIL}](#) [Ladders, Inc.]( - [55 Water Street, 51st Floor - New York, NY 10041](#) [PrivacyÂ](|[ Terms of UseÂ](|[ View in Your Browser](