cold-email-writer

1# Cold Email Writer
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3## When to Use This Skill
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5Use this skill when the user wants to:
6- Write a cold outreach email to a hiring manager, founder, or recruiter
7- Reach out about a job opening they weren't referred to
8- Introduce themselves to a company they want to work at
9- Mentions: "cold email", "reach out", "intro email", "outreach", "contact hiring manager"
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11## Core Principle
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13Cold emails fail because they sound like cover letters. The goal is to sound like a smart person who genuinely noticed something specific about the company — not a candidate broadcasting their credentials.
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15**The email should feel like:** A colleague mentioning something interesting they read, not a sales pitch.
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17## The Template Structure
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19### Subject
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21Quick intro — [First Name Last Name]
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23Simple. No clickbait. No role title. Just a name.
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25### Opening — The Hook (2-3 sentences)
26Start with what genuinely pulled the candidate in. Must be specific to this company — not a generic compliment.
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29I just came across [Company] and ended up spending more time on it than I expected.
30[One specific thing that caught their attention — a stat, a product decision, a market insight from the JD or website]
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33**What makes a good hook:**
34- A specific number or stat from the company's materials ("only 5% of the market is online")
35- A product decision that shows you understand the domain ("you're building from scratch alongside underwriters, not just distribution")
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