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When to Respond, Part 4 Print E-mail


Don't let the length of time between responses set the course for the outcome of a possible meeting. If the person doesn't respond by the next day, don't write them off, and don't take it personally. Just because you check your email 138 times a day doesn't necessarily mean that everyone else does, too!

Here's a question I get asked a lot: "If I don't hear back from someone I am very interested in, should I contact him/her again?" The answer is, certainly! If you're really interested in the person, absolutely try again. There's a small chance they could have deleted your letter by mistake or just didn't have time to reply. If you don't hear from them after a second time, I would back off and let them make the next move. If after two correspondences you don't hear a word, it's a safe bet that he/she moved on to bigger and better emails.

I've been surprised more than once by the question, "Should I send a letter 'telling off someone who never wrote back?" Yeah, if you're a lowlife and have the scruples of a skunk. There is no law stating anyone owes you a response, so why do you
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