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Follow-Up Message Templates

Send effective follow-ups after a coffee chat, interview, or intro.

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I need help creating effective follow-up message templates for various professional situations. Please help me craft templates that I can customize for following up after networking events, interviews, coffee chats, and introductions. MY PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT: - Field/industry: [YOUR FIELD/INDUSTRY] - Career level: [ENTRY-LEVEL/MID-CAREER/SENIOR] I need templates for the following situations: 1. AFTER A JOB INTERVIEW * Same-day thank you email * Follow-up if I haven't heard back in 1-2 weeks 2. FOLLOWING A NETWORKING EVENT/CONFERENCE * Initial connection follow-up * Value-adding follow-up with an article/resource 3. AFTER A COFFEE CHAT/INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW * Thank you message with specific takeaways * Later follow-up to share how I applied their advice 4. AFTER BEING INTRODUCED TO SOMEONE * Initial response to an introduction * Follow-up if they don't respond to the introduction 5. FOLLOWING UP WHEN SOMEONE HASN'T RESPONDED * Gentle reminder without being pushy * Final follow-up before closing the loop 6. RECONNECTING WITH A PROFESSIONAL CONTACT * Reaching out after several months of no contact * Rekindling a valuable professional relationship For each template, please include: 1. A subject line that will get opened (for emails) 2. A warm opening that references our previous interaction 3. The main content/purpose of the follow-up 4. A clear but non-pushy call to action 5. A professional sign-off I want these messages to be: - Professional but conversational in tone - Concise and respectful of the recipient's time (no more than 150-200 words) - Personalized with prompts for where I should add specific details - Effective at maintaining or advancing the professional relationship - Not overly sales-y or transactional Please also include timing recommendations and best practices for each type of follow-up.

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