Subject lines for emailing a recruiter: builder
Type the role, your name and where you are, and copy one of five subject lines that put the role first. Free, no sign-up, and nothing you type leaves this page.
Five subject lines
[Role from the post]: [Your name], [your current role or degree]
The pattern the guides use: the role, then who is writing.
[Role from the post]: [Your name], [who you are, in a few words]
Who you are in words rather than abbreviations.
[Role from the post] | [Your name] | [your current role or degree]
The same facts, set apart with bars.
[Role from the post] ([your current role or degree]): [Your name]
Your stage beside the role, your name last.
[Role from the post]: [Your name]
The shortest: nothing for a phone to cut off.
Put together in your browser from your own words. Nothing is sent or saved.
What makes a subject line work
- The role first, in the post's own words: the person who posted may have several openings, and the role tells them which one before anything else.
- Your name and where you are next, so they know who is writing before they open it.
- Plain and short: no “Job application” or “Resume” that says nothing, no capitals, no “Urgent”.
How to use it
Copy the role from the post
Exactly as the post words it, so it matches the opening they have in mind.Add your name and where you are
Your degree and the year you graduate, or your current role and years of experience. Add when you can start if the post asks, or if it helps you.Pick one and copy it
Paste it into the subject of a new email to the address in the post. If you follow up, reply in the same thread so the subject stays the same.
What to avoid
- “Re:” or “Fwd:” on a first email. It suggests a conversation that never happened.
- A different subject for the follow-up. Reply in the same thread instead.
- A list of skills in the subject. Keep them for the email and the resume.
What happens to what you type
Nothing leaves this page. The subject lines are put together in your browser from fixed patterns and your own words: no AI, no account, and nothing sent or saved.
Writing the email too?
The cold email builder writes the three short paragraphs that go under it, in the same way. The guide on emailing a recruiter about a LinkedIn hiring post explains why each part is there.