Follow up message examples

How to write great follow-up messages?

Using a follow-up message typically increases your response rate by 15%.

 

Your follow-up message should be even shorter than your opening message (max 400 characters, 3-4 short sentences). It should give additional value to the candidate and you can use variables from the their profile. Try to avoid just saying  ‘Following up in case you missed my last message’.

Here are some great examples:

 

Example 1:

 
Hey {{FIRST_NAME}} - I dropped you a message 3 days back but I know great people get a lot of interest. Some things we're proud of that might interest you: we're the highest rated recruitment product on Trustpilot, we're profitable- having never taken funding-, every employee has shares and we have unlimited holiday and flexible remote working. You can read more about us on cord🙂 {{SENDER_FIRST_NAME}}, {{SENDER_JOB_TITLE}}
 

Example 2:

 
Afternoon {{FIRST_NAME}}, We've incubated companies like Appear Here, Wonderbly, Zopa, Drover, and others. I reached out not long ago - but in case you had any questions, just ping me a message!
 

Example 3:

 
Hi {{FIRST_NAME}}, We haven't managed to touch base yet - but I'd love to. Your experience with {{PRIMARY_SKILLS}} at {{CURRENT_COMPANY}} looks brilliant. We work extensively with Node & React so thought you would like it here - let me know what you think.
 

Example 4:

 
{{FIRST_NAME}}, We are a close-knit team building a world-class product, looking for world-class people like you... I'm confident you'd be a brilliant fit for our team. Here's a short video explaining what it's like to work here (Link to video) Drop me a message if you want to find out more...
 

Example 5:

 
Hi {{FIRST_NAME}},
 

Example 6:

 
{{FIRST_NAME}} - we've just received our Series A and you can read about us on TechCrunch here (Link to article).  I message you about our {{POSITION_NAME}} a few days back and I'd still love to speak with you about how you can play a part in our growth.Let me know what you think :)
 

Example 7:

 
{{FIRST_NAME}} I'm {{SENDER_FIRST_NAME}}, {{SENDER_JOB_TITLE}} at Spacial. We've just announced that we'll be doubling the size of our Engineering team so wanted to follow up with you. The team will grow to 15 people, working with proper Agile practices with AWS, Node and React as our core stack. Plus Friday afternoons are dedicated to learning and development. Check out our position on cord :)
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