1/ The cold email
the second most powerful tool for landing a job behind “my dad is the CEO.”
I’m a big fan of the cold email for one reason in particular
it helped me land my current job at @MorningBrew
a thread
2/ Below I’ll be highlighting some of the keys to a good cold email:
How to break the ice
How to establish credibility
How to frame your ask
How to stick the landing
3/ To start, here is the full email
Let's get into it
4/ BREAK THE ICE
show that you value what they value
when I emailed @austin_rief about getting a job with the Brew, I led with a really niche David Dobrik reference
David is his dude
ice=broken
5/ ESTABLISH CREDIBILITY
this is where amateur cold emailers often make the biggest mistake. They are afraid to self promote and I feel that
so I took an alternate approach
i mentioned one of Morning Brew’s competitors, Axios