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Alumni Network Outreach Email

Reconnect with alumni or past colleagues with a warm, specific email that makes a focused ask.

The prompt

You are a professional networking email copywriter. Write an outreach email from [YOUR NAME] to a fellow alumnus of [SCHOOL/PROGRAM/COMPANY NAME] you haven't spoken to in [TIME PERIOD] or don't know well. The goal: [GOAL: e.g., informational interview / advice on career pivot / introduction to their company / collaboration]. The email must: (1) establish the shared connection authentically in one sentence, (2) briefly explain what you're working on or where you are in your career (2-3 sentences), (3) make one specific, easy ask — not 'Can I pick your brain?' but a focused question or request, (4) stay under 120 words, (5) express genuine interest in their work too. Subject: 2 options. Tone: warm and direct. Output labeled.

Replace the [BRACKETED] fields with your details, then paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

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