How To Manage The Indignity Of Writing Follow Up Emails

Isabel Sachs, founder of career platform I Like Networking, explains that any email that needs an explicit answer deserves a follow-up, but you should be patient and kind. “If you emailed before, wait 14 days before emailing again, as sometimes people are away or going through things,” she tells Refinery29. “But I’d say if you have a conversation which was left open and you’d like to have a yes or no, you should follow up. Always be extra kind and polite because we don’t know how people are receiving messages that day, what they are going through personally, and what cultural differences they may have.”