What accepted career advice for women do you think should be questioned and challenged? What’s the best and worst women-focused career advice you’ve been given?
Bad Career Advice for Women: What to Ignore
How Are You Writing Your Emails During the Pandemic?
How are you writing your emails during the pandemic? Is “I hope this email finds you well” getting a bit old yet?
How to End Your Emails (And: Do You Think It Matters?)
Here’s a fun business etiquette question: Reader S wonders about the best way to end your emails in a professional setting. Do you vary your email sign-off by situation, or do you just use one across the board? I am a long time reader — your website was incredibly helpful while I was in law … Read More about How to End Your Emails (And: Do You Think It Matters?)
Answering Work Email at Home
Does your boss send you emails at all hours? Are you expected to respond immediately to answer work email at home — either in a clear “policy” way or in an unspoken, pissy-but-won’t-tell-you-why way? Do you try to draw a line in the sand and purposely not reply during certain hours, even if you get the … Read More about Answering Work Email at Home
Five Grammar Rules You Absolutely, Seriously Have to Know
If you want to be taken seriously as a professional, good grammar matters! Particularly for lawyers, where you get major points for knowing your Bluebook and local style conventions, there can be some serious grammar nerds around — and they will judge you if you use “none” as a plural or confuse further and farther. Even those of us … Read More about Five Grammar Rules You Absolutely, Seriously Have to Know
Do You Send Holiday Cards to Friends and Colleagues?
Holiday cards: do you send them? To friends or colleagues or both? What kind of cards do you send, and do you have any rules about it? It’s been eons since we last discussed which co-workers get a holiday card! For my $.02, I think there are two kinds of people: those who send cards, … Read More about Do You Send Holiday Cards to Friends and Colleagues?
Can You Reply to Faxes with Emails? A Young Lawyer Wonders…
If opposing counsel likes to send you correspondence by fax, is it rude to reply by email? A young woman lawyer wondered.
Hyphenated Names and Email Addresses
What IS the convention on hyphenated names and email addresses? Does it matter if you have a long, unwieldy email address? We’ve talked about how to choose a last name (as well as name change after divorce), but never about email addresses and names, and Reader E wonders… I was wondering if you have any … Read More about Hyphenated Names and Email Addresses
That’s Ms. Griffin To You: When To Use Last Names
When do you call work associates by their last name (such as Ms. Griffin), or by another title (such as Attorney Griffin)? Do you have a preference how work associates refer to you — and how do you communicate that? Does calling someone else “Ms. Griffin” make you look young? I’ve gotten a number of … Read More about That’s Ms. Griffin To You: When To Use Last Names
OMG, LOL!!! How to Convey Tone In Email Without Seeming Childish
How do you convey tone in email without seeming childish or girlish? Can you ever use exclamations in emails? Reader C wonders… I’m hoping you can address the issue of using !’s in emails at work. As we all know, tone is hard to convey properly via email. However, whenever I am inclined to use … Read More about OMG, LOL!!! How to Convey Tone In Email Without Seeming Childish
What’s the Best Day to Email?
When is the best day to email someone? Reader M wonders about this when she’s had a job interview and needs to send her follow-up email… Imagine that I’m corresponding with someone about a job — potential boss, hiring manager, whomever. The ball’s been in their court for a week. It’s now Friday afternoon. Am … Read More about What’s the Best Day to Email?
Personal Stationery and Thank You Letters
Should you send a thank-you letter by e-mail or by snail mail — and on letterhead or stationery? Reader K wonders… I am a rising 2L and am starting to prepare for the upcoming interview season. I’ve always been told to write “Thank Yous” after an interview. I haven’t had stationary since high school and … Read More about Personal Stationery and Thank You Letters
