The art of cold emails

Alifya Valiji on knocking on doors, creating roles before titles exist, and staying connected to people.

📚What You'll Learn

1. How generalists navigate careers by knocking on doors, staying curious about people, and creating systems to stay connected

2. The anatomy of a cold email that works: research, genuine value, perfect timing, and multiple touchpoints

3. Why the best career moves come from doing the work first and claiming the role later

✍️ Some Takeaways

1. Do the job before you have the title or compensation.

2. Send the cold email, but only when you have something real to say.

3. Your circumstances today are not your circumstances tomorrow.

4. There's always a third way if you're willing to get creative.

Where to find Alifya Valiji

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alifyavaliji/

https://x.com/alifyavaliji

https://what-and-why.beehiiv.com/

Where to find Milly

https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/

Generalist World Resources:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU...

The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/

Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/

Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events

Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning