Startup advice: cold recruiting
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Startup advice: cold recruiting
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Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#2Thanks for the post, really usefull. But what is the general response rate to this kind of emails, does anyone has any stats?
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#3Thanks for the post, really usefull. But what is the general response rate to this kind of emails, does anyone has any stats?
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#4Thanks for the post, really usefull. But what is the general response rate to this kind of emails, does anyone has any stats?
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
That is quite impressive
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#5Thanks for the post, really usefull. But what is the general response rate to this kind of emails, does anyone has any stats?
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
That is pretty impressive. I guess more people respond to cold email/calling than I would have thought.
Personally, I always click spam on that kind of thing unless I've shown somewhere that I'm actively searching.
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
That is pretty impressive. I guess more people respond to cold email/calling than I would have thought. Personally, I always click spam on that kind of thing unless I've shown somewhere that I'm actively searching.
Guess you're one of the remaining 20-10% :).
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#7As someone on the receiving end of these emails, the point about demonstrating some knowledge of who I am or what I've done in the opening of the email is essential. It's almost guaranteed a reply, even if the opportunity doesn't seem immediately interesting. It's amazing how virtually none of the recruiting emails I've received do that.
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#8Thanks for the post, really usefull. But what is the general response rate to this kind of emails, does anyone has any stats?
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
That's a pretty great template, I get at least 5 emails a week (usually a little more) and I try to reply to them just because you never know when the market could change and you need contacts to get a job. That said it's usually a week later that I reply that I'm not interested but thanks for thinking of me but an email like yours would get an immediate reply.
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#9Thanks for the post, really usefull. But what is the general response rate to this kind of emails, does anyone has any stats?
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
To be honest, I'd be far more inclined to reply to an email from Stripe (a company I recognise/like) than most other cold mail.
Also the advice about including a specific actionable time to make the next step is golden. Telling people exactly what you want converts best in most scenarios.
Re: Startup advice: cold recruiting
#10The best cold emails are ones with a tone that assumes that I'm a busy professional.
The worst are the ones that present themselves as a golden, once-in-a-lifetime, opportunity.