Category: Learn

Cold emails have taken over cold calls for a while now. First, it’s the most effective form of networking if you are dealing with a client who has online presence and second, it’s the cheapest. Cold email is a useful tool to network with potential investors without relying on your existing sources. It definitely works, but not always. Why? Because writing a perfect cold email that will make people respond requires skills not everyone has. It’s indeed difficult to make people like you in one email. But don’t be stressed. We are going to share the secret formula to write an effective cold email. Read on!

Is there a perfect job? I mean, you can go from landing the perfect job to absolutely hating it in just a couple of months. Maybe you feel like there’s no upward mobility. You aren’t progressing like you thought you would or like they told you when you were hired. On top of that maybe you feel like your job is sucking the life out of you. You’re mentally and physically exhausted, unable to do the best you can at a job you hate. Maybe it’s your co-workers or your boss or the inability to move up the chain. Being stuck in the wrong career can be a nightmare scenario.

First days at work can sometimes decide the rest of your tenure in a company. I still look at my first day at Google fondly, fresh out of college and first time in a corporate environment.

However, there are some things I wish I did or didn’t do, that would’ve helped the rest of my journey at google.

I’ve changed several jobs since then and here’s what I have learnt about making the most out of your first day or even the first week at work.