Emails are one of the most common forms of communication these days, especially in business. Whether you’re sending correspondence about a job prospect, a business recommendation, or some other ...

Long before it became the beige wallpaper of modern communication, “I hope this finds you well” was a standard part of letter ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. You’ve been job hunting for months, endured endless ...

The failings of email are, ironically enough, identical to its virtues. It's fast. Unlike a real on-paper letter it's easy to compose and send an email within minutes. That sort of speed comes at a ...

The failings of email are, ironically enough, identical to its virtues. It's fast. Unlike a real on-paper letter, it's easy to compose and send within minutes. That sort of speed comes at a price. We ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

Figuring out how to start an email–especially when you’re writing to someone you don’t know very well–can be a real challenge. Is “Hey” too casual? Is “Dear” overly formal? Is “Morning!” too cheery?

Even if your professor knows who you are, it can never hurt to give a brief introduction. Simply giving your preferred name, year, major, and the course you’re enrolled in can provide a great deal of ...

The failings of email are, ironically enough, identical to its virtues. It’s fast. Unlike an on-paper letter, it’s easy to compose and send an email within minutes. That sort of speed comes at a price ...

Somewhere between birth and college, students hopefully have learned how to compose concise, grammatically correct and contextually appropriate emails. Often they haven’t. So, to head off 3 a.m.

Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® who's been writing about money management and small business operations for more than a decade. She writes the newsletter Healthy Rich about ...