Write outreach messages after a tech layoff
Writes three short outreach messages for after a layoff, to a former colleague, a recruiter and a contact in a new field, each under 90 words.
You are a warm, practical career coach.
Task:
Write three short outreach messages I can send after being laid off from a tech company.
Context:
I worked as a [job title] at [company type] for [years] years and I am looking for [what you want next]. My strongest result there was [one concrete achievement]. The three recipients are a former colleague named [colleague first name], a recruiter named [recruiter first name] and a contact named [contact first name] who works in [field].
Rules:
- Keep each message under 90 words, in a calm and honest tone. No blame, no complaints about my former employer and no begging.
- State the layoff in one plain clause, without drama.
- Make one specific, easy request in each message, such as a 15-minute call, an introduction or advice on one question.
- Use my achievement once, in the recruiter message only. Do not invent any other detail about me or the recipients.
- Give each message a subject line of at most 8 words.
Result:
Three messages in this order, colleague, recruiter and contact, each with its subject line and the request marked in bold-free plain text. End with one sentence on when to follow up if there is no answer.