Wait For It… a blog by Andy Ross

Standard Follow-Up

If my move to the East Coast has taught me one thing, it is the importance of networking. The soul-crushing, all-consuming importance of networking. So, to make things a little easier, I’ve drafted a standardized follow-up email for the day after making a new connection. I’m including it here, in case you want you want to adapt it for yourself:

Dear ( blank ),

It was so nice meeting you last night at the ( event ). I really enjoyed talking with you about ( subject ), and it’s so funny that we both know ( mutual acquaintance ). Isn’t he/she a character? Please, do keep me posted on your ( project ), as I’d love to spread the word about ( project ).

Again, I’d like to apologize for my inappropriate joke. If I had known you were ( religion or ethnicity ), I would never have made light of ( diety or historical figure ). I hope you didn’t take offense.

Also, I’d like to apologize for vomiting on your ( shoes or purse ). I get nervous around new people. I guess it was a bad idea to mix tequila with the ( opiate ) I was taking because of my ( fake dental procedure ). If you would, please send me your dry cleaning bill.

Anyway, it was nice to meet you. If you see ( mutual acquaintance ) before I do, please give her/him my best. Sorry about my joke implying ( diety or historical figure ) had a stinky ( genital ).

See you soon,

Andy Ross

P.S. If you could, please follow my blog. I think you'd really like my post about ( random post that could use more hits ).