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05/22/2025

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• Meme of the Week

• Article of the Week: How to Master the Gentle Follow-Up

• New Job Opportunities

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• Bummer of the Week: Elon Musk’s AI-Training Center Pollutes Memphis

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Article of the Week

How to Master the Gentle Follow-Up

Whattup, job seekers! Last month, we dove into networking in all its forms. But here’s the thing: networking is only one part of the job search process. Annoying, I know, but if you really want to see results (aka a new job), you gotta take the next step.

What’s the next step, you ask? The Follow-Up.

Now before you die from cringeiness, we have some good news: you can follow up with a new lead without being annoying. It’s all about the Gentle Follow-Up, baby.

Here’s the thing about the Gentle Follow-Up: how you do it can change every time, and it’s usually dictated by the first networking encounter.

For example:

• If someone took the time to hop on a call with you and give you advice about your job search, they deserve a thank-you email.

• If it was a more casual, happenstance meeting that led to a great conversation, you simply want to connect online to remind them you exist. You could send them a useful article or comment on their LinkedIn posts to maintain a connection.

• If someone promised to help you on your job search, a gentle check-in is warranted. But make sure you’re not only going to them when you need something. In between check-ins, engage with their posts and celebrate their wins.

Here’s the secret to not being annoying when you follow up with someone: don’t be annoying. As long as you keep it friendly and take a genuine interest in them, you don’t need to worry about bothering them. Chances are that someone helped them get to the next level of their career, and they’d love to do the same for you.

Networking gets the ball rolling, but nurturing genuine relationships gets it over the finish line (does that metaphor work?).

If someone offers to help you, don’t shy away from taking them up on that offer just because you think it’ll annoy them. Just be your normal, cool self, and you won’t have any problems.

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