How to word an introduction email at new job
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Anonymous
| Started new job and my supervisor asked me to contact a bunch of people at all levels of the organization and request individual meetings with them to learn about how my department works with each of them. I’m having a hard time figuring out how to word these emails, especially to the senior leadership. Any sample text or advice, please? |
Anonymous
| I don’t mean to sound snarky, but this is pretty basic stiff. Have you never conducted an informational interview before? |
Anonymous
| Open with " 'sup, bitchez!" That'll set the tone and let them know the boss babe they're dealing with. |
Anonymous
| “Hi, I’m new! When can we meet? Thanks.” |
Anonymous
| Are you new to working? |
Anonymous
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Subject Line: Request informational meeting with you re: (fill in the blank)
Body of email: Hello Ms. or Mr. X, I am writing to request a 15 minute with you regarding (fill in the blank). Would Feb. ___ at __ or Feb. __ at __ work for you? If not, please suggest an alternate date/time that is convenient for you. Thanks very much, and I look forward to hearing from you. |
Anonymous
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Dear _____,
I am the new ___ in the ____ department. Boss suggested I meet with you to learn more about your department and how our two departments work together. I have availability on [try to list a block of time, like a few hours, on a few different dates.] Do any of these times fit with your schedule? Thanks very much, and I look forward to meeting you. Best/warm regards/whatever your standard closing is, Your Name |
Anonymous
Demanding tone. I don’t like it |
Anonymous
Very uptight and formal. You really call people at work Ms. Jensen and Mr. Buttons? Not Janice and Scott? |
Anonymous
Not the PP, but this is not demanding. |
Anonymous
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If your boss is asking you to do this it isn’t going to be new to anyone in your organization. I’d send an email along the lines of Hi Scott, I’m Larla Jones, the new marketing director in Jane Smith’s department. She suggested I meet with you to discuss how we can work together. I’ll send a calendar invite with a time that looks like it will work for both of us, please feel free to propose a different time that would work better for you. Looking forward to meeting you.
I would forward the email to create the calendar invite so they remember who you are. In my organization that would work for all levels - we’re a large consulting firm, but senior leadership is fairly accessible and everyone manages their own calendars. You’re new, you really can’t screw this up as long as you’re polite and flexible. |
Anonymous
| Pp sending a calendar invite is annoying & presumptuous. You must be Gen X |
Anonymous
Depends on where you work I guess. I would be irritated if you gave me blocks of time to pick from. Would you expect me to send the invite? And if not and I tell you 2:30 Thursday works, then I’m going to have to block the time off so it doesn’t get booked for something else. It’s a lot less work for me if you tell me you’re going to send the invite, and then I can tell you in the unlikely event that I prefer another method. I don’t want to have to deal with the logistics when you’re asking me for a favor. I can also decline an invite, or propose a new time. The tech exists, use it. |
Anonymous
Interesting. At my large workplace, emailing first to request a meeting is considered annoying and a waste of the readers' time. The person will respond, "my calendar is up to date". |
Anonymous
Not surprisingly, this varies by office. In my company, getting a calendar invite out of the blue is rude. OP can ask someone about this company's culture. |