How do I make a good impression with a student email signature?

It's an exciting time...

You're applying for your first student internship!

You're ready to send off your application, but it feels like your email doesn't stand out.

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Creating a personalized, professional email signature is one way to make a good impression on whoever you're communicating with, whether it's your professor or a potential employer.

By keeping a few tips in mind, you can make a student email signature that gets noticed!

Did you know?

Emails with an email signature get 32% more replies! (wisestamp.com)

Keep It Simple

Putting too much into your email signature can make it look distracting and unprofessional.

DO include:

Your full name
Clear contact information (e.g., main phone number and email address)
Your field of study or degree details
Name of your school/institution
Easy-to-read fonts (e.g., Arial, Helvetica, Calibri)

DON'T include:

Unnecessary details (e.g., multiple phone numbers or email addresses)
Too many graphics
Hard-to-read fonts and text colours
More than one or two colours

Make Connections

Networking plays a big role in today's world (and job market!).

Use your email signature to showcase your brand and stay social!

For example, link to:

Your LinkedIn profile
Other social media accounts for professional use (e.g., YouTube, Instagram)
Your professional website
Your electronic portfolio

Knowledge Check: Student Email Signature

Signature A

example of email signature: John Smith, Science Student

Signature B

example of email signature: John Smith, Bachelor of Science Student (with email and telephone number below)

Signature C

example of email signature: John Smith's major and university, email address, phone number, and social media links

Signature D

example of email signature: John Smith's major & university, with two email addresses & phone numbers

Quiz

Which student email signature would make the best impression?

Signature A

Signature B

Signature C

Signature D

Take Action

Make your student email signature memorable with these steps!

Decide which contact details, fonts, and colours you'll use in your email signature

Create a professional social media account if you don't already have one (especially LinkedIn!)

Check out these free websites — https://www.hubspot.com/email-signature-generator and https://mysignature.io/ — to create your email signature

Check out more Bytes on creating a professional email and email signature

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How do I make a good impression with a student email signature?

It's an exciting time...

Did you know?

Keep It Simple

DO include:

DON'T include:

Make Connections

For example, link to:

Knowledge Check: Student Email Signature

Signature A

Signature B

Signature C

Signature D

Quiz

Take Action

Make your student email signature memorable with these steps!

This Byte has been authored by

Nithusha Gobal