Author:
Danny Rubin
Subject:
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship, Technology and Engineering, Composition and Rhetoric
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Level:
High School
Grade:
9, 10, 11, 12
Tags:
  • Career Readiness
  • Email
  • Employability Skills
  • Job Interviews
  • Job Readiness
  • Workplace Readiness
  • Writing
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    Text/HTML

    Education Standards

    Email Writing Activity for Career Readiness -- How to Ask About an Informational Interview

    Email Writing Activity for Career Readiness -- How to Ask About an Informational Interview

    Overview

    The activity shows students how to write an effective email to ask for an informational interview across a variety of real-world situations. Each time, students learn to use a single email to introduce themselves, build trust and show authenticity.

    Learning outcome: A well-written “cold call” email for an informational interview can open a new door and lead to career opportunities in all kinds of ways.

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    Special note: you have a sample pack activity that accompanies Danny Rubin's book, Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, a collection of 100+ templates for networking, the job search and LinkedIn.

    Each book features 40+ additional classroom activities on more in-demand topics, including:

    • Email etiquette
    • Networking
    • Internship/job search emails
    • Resume
    • LinkedIn
    • Phone etiquette

    See the 100+ activities from the Rubin Education online curriculum (covers employability, business promotion and leadership)

    If you'd like to explore the additional material and learn about pricing, please fill out this short contact form and a Rubin Education learning specialist will follow up with you.

     

    Section 1

    The activity shows students how to write an effective email to ask for an informational interview across a variety of real-world situations. Each time, students learn to use a single email to introduce themselves, build trust and show authenticity.

    Learning outcome: A well-written “cold call” email for an informational interview can open a new door and lead to career opportunities in all kinds of ways.

    ----

    Special note: you have a sample pack activity that accompanies Danny Rubin's book, Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, a collection of 100+ templates for networking, the job search and LinkedIn.

    Each book features 40+ additional classroom activities on more in-demand topics, including:

    • Email etiquette
    • Networking
    • Internship/job search emails
    • Resume
    • LinkedIn
    • Phone etiquette

    See the 100+ activities from the Rubin Education online curriculum (covers employability, business promotion and leadership)

    If you'd like to explore the additional material and learn about pricing, please fill out this short contact form and a Rubin Education learning specialist will follow up with you.