This is a letter that you write addressing the hiring manager or recruiter, informing them the purpose of your writing (following up on the status of your job application including the position), expressing your interest in the position & why, what you really like about the position (including any article ideas you have, if applicable), stating you've attached your resume (and of course attaching your resume if you're sending this letter via email or including it if it's not via email), thanking them for their time, expressing that any update is greatly appreciated, & conclude the letter.


This follow up letter can be sent via email to the same email/person you may have submitted for the job, or you may have to do more work (i.e. research online, the company website, etc. to get information on where to send) for an email address to send this follow up letter to (ensuring it's addressed to the appropriate person). You may have to call the company during their regular business hours to get this information asking who you'd send your follow up letter to or you may have to send to their snail mail address on their website where their headquarters is addressed to the hiring person at that company, at their "Contact" form on their website, etc.

I can write your follow up letter (approximately a page to no more than a page & a half are ideal), along with a discussion/email from you with all the details so that I can write this letter as well as a set of edits per the final follow up letter, and all formatting including (i.e. font types, font sizes, bolds, italicizes, underlines, highlights, links if applicable), as well as a subject title for your email so that you can forward from your own email account OR copy to a LinkedIn message is all for $212.40 which includes my newsletter's payment processor fees & my newsletter's fees so that I can net my $200 rate. (If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, it would be $200 per follow up letter you wanted to purchase & read to the bottom of this section of my newsletter that's in red).


Here's the link (click on here) to the document (PDF) for the terms & conditions for the follow up letter purchase (I can no longer put on a landing page after you click on the "event registration form" like I could with my newsletter's old event registration system).


Here's the link to take you directly to my registration page to purchase your follow up letters: 👇https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/f4amej5


PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE VERY EASY & QUICK INSTRUCTIONS (THEY ARE PROVIDED IN DETAIL) FOR ALMOST ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND TO SUCCESSFULLY PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT ORDER (after visiting my above registration page link). Thank you! 🙏🙂


If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, the deadline to purchase & terms & conditions still apply. You'd have to print off my terms & conditions document, sign & print your full name, date, & state that you understand & will abide by the terms & conditions AND then scan and email me ALL pages of the terms & conditions document NOT just your signed page. Then you'd have to visit a Harborstone Credit Union (there are locations in other cities than Puyallup, WA that may be of convenience to you) & visit them as soon as possible after submitting me your signed terms & conditions document during Harborstone's hours of operation to pay for your follow up letter/(s) with U.S. cash with a teller to "Carly Calabrese's Work Solutions (business account)." You don't need any other information to make this deposit including my account number. You'd send an email to me at: [email protected] confirming this visit/transaction after it was completed. You can always opt to snail mail your payment to me, but I don't make my mailing address public, so you'd have to email me for it. You could then snail mail the printed off & signed terms & conditions document & include with your payment. Please ensure to budget for extra time for snail mail to arrive (even if you're local to the Puyallup, WA area) as delays can occur even during non-high volume mail times (i.e. Christmas time) & you may miss the mail pick up time when you put it in the mail meaning it wouldn't go out until the next mail pick up business day. Thank you! As mentioned before, if you've never emailed me before/got a new email address, etc. to ensure your email gets to me & NOT in my SPAM folder, you can always opt to email me through my website form since it goes directly to my inbox here: http://www.worksolutionstoday.com/contact.html Thank you! 🙏

This past Saturday after I had gotten a haircut, I went back to my car and opened up the back 2 windows in my car (about a quarter of the way opened) while I kept the front windows closed & turned on the air conditioner. Why you may ask? It was tip I learned when watching "Common Knowledge" tv game show on the Game Show Network channel (not happy that they discontinued this show as according to Google, the show aired on January 14, 2019 and its last episode was on August 13, 2021). The show was hosted by Joey Fatone (former N'Sync band member back in the day). It was a show that contestants could come on the show in teams of 3 & compete with another team of 3 answering "common knowledge" questions in various categories. Both teams compete at a chance to win $10,000.


Anyway, back to my story- I remember learning while watching this show that the quickest way to cool down your car after its been sitting in the sun is to open your back windows on while you turn on the air conditioner. I hadn't travelled far (my next stop was to my bank's ATM to withdraw cash so that I could pay my Xfinity bill in person) cash is the only way they accept payment with their machine in the back of the store.


I always get out of the car to better reach the ATM & have my purse when doing so (since it has my debit card to use at the ATM) & normally I hit the "unlock" button before getting out (was in a rush since I wanted to hurry & do this as I was starving as I skipped lunch due to the haircut & Xfinity was closing within the hour) and had I done this ALL of my doors would've been unlocked in my car to prevent what would've happened next. Somehow my door closed & I saw the locks were locked in my car (no other doors were open to just open and I saw my keys sitting on my driver's seat). Luckily, I keep my car insurance information in my wallet/purse (which I had on me) so that I was able to call them for Roadside Assistance (I have this on my policy & have never used for this type of issue & luckily no other issue [except getting my car jumped with another car insurance company in 2014] but saw the value in it back in 2010 when I could've used when my tire was popped from a boulder).


Luckily, I had my phone on me, too (I normally don't have my cell phone in my purse, but on my passenger seat or on the cell holder in my car if I'm using for directions) since I don't like to directly carry my cell on me (unless it's off) in my purse since that's against my body & cell phones emit cancer causing emissions. I think the reason why I brought my phone with me into my haircut place was because since I had my phone on right BEFORE the appointment (in case of a last minute cancellation with a new hairdresser I'd never been with before [referring to if she started experiencing any kind of sick/contagious symptoms of any kind] even if it was RIGHT BEFORE my appointment that I just thought to bring it with me into the haircut place). (Even though my phone would be off in the haircut place, I figured the haircut place would notify me of any cancellation in person). I know, doesn't make sense that I did NOT just leave my phone in the car (like I normally would've, but I think since I was in the mode of having phone near me for a potential last minute sick/contagious cancellation) that, that was why I turned my phone off & put into my purse. My point of explaining all this: That because I had my phone on me for my haircut appointment, it was never taken out when I got back to my car (which I was very glad) because then I had when I was locked out of my car to call Roadside Assistance with my car insurance company.


I obviously wanted to get out of the ATM drive up area because I'd be in the way of other customers wanting to use it. After getting transferred to a non-great English speaker to verify it's me (she couldn't locate me from my policy number, but did by my last name) and after repeating multiple times my address location, I noticed that the ticket that was texted to my phone for the Roadside Assistance request had the right street address except for the numbers! So, I was in the process of calling my insurance company's Roadside Assistance a second time to ensure the correct address was documented (I had an estimated 60-90 minutes estimated arrival from the first agent who provided that estimate since she had no idea & said I would be contacted with an update) when second customers came to want to use the ATM. (The first customer came when I was on the phone with Roadside Assistance the first time) and I explained the situation & how I could NOT reach my arm through the back window to unlock my door. This first customer offered to check her car to see if she had a hanger (which she did NOT) so let me know she couldn't help me. When the second set of customers came (an older woman driver with a man & little boy), I let the driver know my situation. The man tried to do it and then had the little boy reach in (I didn't get to see the specifics even though I was there since I was simultaneously talking to Roadside Assistance (recall the second time). I was able to let Roadside Assistance know to cancel my request (it was immediately cancelled it looks like that was the ONE thing they could do quickly) & to ensure they cancelled my request, I was going to click the "Cancel" button I saw on the ticket that was texted to me, but there was no option to since I was notified that my request was cancelled. I was so grateful & thanked the man & the little boy so much for opening it, now I could get my keys on my driver's seat! 😊🙏 I was able to drive out of there ASAP & actually made it to Xfinity with 5 minutes to spare! Paid my bill & was out of the well before they closed up & locked up.


I had a lot to thank God for that day (in addition to the regular things I thank Him for daily). Some of those additional things I thanked God for that happened this past Saturday included: having my cell phone on me, regularly storing my proof of insurance in my wallet/purse, me leaving my back windows open, the little boy that was able to help me get back into my locked car, NOT having to wait potentially 60-90 minutes for Roadside Assistance, still being able to make it to Xfinity before they closed to pay my bill, & being able to afford the 2 items I had planned to get at my haircut place and my haircut without having to dip into my gas money (even though there were no rewards dollars to use on my account when I was paying there, the cashier offered me a coupon & chipped in .10 both things I did not ask for).


Anyway, the reason why I titled this section of my newsletter "why lifelong learning is SO important" is because had I NOT watched that tip and remembered how to cool your car off quickly with opening your back windows (something I've been doing ever since I learned that) from "Common Knowledge" tv game show, I may/most likely not have gotten into my car as quickly. I hope by telling my story it can remind, inspire, and re-enforce the importance of remembering to be a lifelong learner (in general). Knowledge really is power. My desire for implementing my lifelong learning knowledge saved me time for NOT having to wait for Roadside Assistance and NOT having to wait another day to pay my Xfinity bill. Having the world be about making self-development, lifelong learning, and exercise a priority in their lives every day (NOT just myself & the people around me) is one of my prayers for the world. I saw a post recently on LinkedIn: "Be teachable. You're not always right." I modified it to read: "Be teachable. You don't always know everything," & that's my true belief.

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Thank you,




Carly Calabrese

I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)

Email me: [email protected]
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Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

​“Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game."
--Babe Ruth

1) You get to remind them why you're a great fit & show that you're committed to getting the job.


2) You have the opportunity to include specific wins that you have achieved at work since applying (or in general) that you would feel would be appropriate to share.


3) You're able to re-provide your application materials (i.e. your resume) & inform them that these materials are attached (this ensures they received your application).


4) You have the opportunity to ask questions about the position/application process (i.e. how long the interview process is & when they plan to have a candidate in the position by). Good rule of thumb: Ask 1-3 questions at most.


5) Let them know you want to discuss the position further and how they can reach you.


6) It can help you establish a connection with a company decision maker. Interacting with the person responsible for hiring new personnel can help you make a professional connection. Even if you don't get the role, this can be an opportunity to expand your professional network, which may be useful in the future.

This is a letter that you write addressing the hiring manager or recruiter, informing them the purpose of your writing (following up on the status of your job application including the position), expressing your interest in the position & why, what you really like about the position (including any article ideas you have, if applicable), stating you've attached your resume (and of course attaching your resume if you're sending this letter via email or including it if it's not via email), thanking them for their time, expressing that any update is greatly appreciated, & conclude the letter.


This follow up letter can be sent via email to the same email/person you may have submitted for the job, or you may have to do more work (i.e. research online, the company website, etc. to get information on where to send) for an email address to send this follow up letter to (ensuring it's addressed to the appropriate person). You may have to call the company during their regular business hours to get this information asking who you'd send your follow up letter to or you may have to send to their snail mail address on their website where their headquarters is addressed to the hiring person at that company, at their "Contact" form on their website, etc.

Remember in my last newsletter when I mentioned how I submitted for an SEO writer position? Within one week from submitting my application for that position (I did what I said I was going to in my cover letter & followed up with them on the status of my application the following week [including the date & how I would follow up with them]). As I was working on getting my 3 letters of recommendations from clients recommending me for this position, I received a congratulations email from them informing me that the next steps in the hiring process were writing assessments such as: providing them 2 of my best writing samples that were relevant to them, answering how long it'd take me to write a 1,000 - 1,500 word article, and a 1-2 paragraph writing assignment so that they could get a feel for my style and tone. They had a deadline for me to submit this things and I replied back first to their email (as soon as possible within a couple hours of receiving) letting them know I would be able to complete this before their deadline (as they requested). I then did what I said I was going to and submitted the assignment when I said I would. I also then had 2 email addresses (contacts) to send my 3 letters of recommendations from clients (the 2 people who were on my email for the writing assessment). I had then asked my clients to wait to submit their letters of recommendation for me until after that deadline (that my writing assessments were due) so that these decision makers could look at my writing assessments first. I mentioned in the email to them with one letter of recommendation that I submitted for one client how many letters to expect & the details (i.e. one was sent earlier by "X" person, here's another one a client wrote for me earlier this year, & the other one from "X" person will be sent at "X" time) and communicated that these letters were intended for them to get to know a little bit more about me that a resume, cover letter, or writing assessment could not and were not intended to pressure/rush them for a decision & I thanked them. Why send the letters of recommendation still if I was already moved to the first stage of the hiring process you may ask? Because I don't have the job yet, so letters of recommendation should be sent BEFORE you move onto the first stage of the hiring process or not. (If you've been following my newsletter, letters of recommendation was something I came up with as standing out & getting the job [not something I researched] & it worked in the past for landing me 2 jobs, not interviews, but jobs! 😀)


The earliest I would follow up with them again would be a week later from when I last communicated with them (unless I hear back from them first).

I can write your follow up letter (approximately a page to no more than a page & a half are ideal), along with a discussion/email from you with all the details so that I can write this letter as well as a set of edits per the final follow up letter, and all formatting including (i.e. font types, font sizes, bolds, italicizes, underlines, highlights, links if applicable), as well as a subject title for your email so that you can forward from your own email account OR copy to a LinkedIn message is all for $212.40 which includes my newsletter's payment processor fees & my newsletter's fees so that I can net my $200 rate. (If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, it would be $200 per follow up letter you wanted to purchase & read to the bottom of this section of my newsletter that discusses "If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card..." 4th paragraph down from here).


Here's the link (click on here) to the document (PDF) for the terms & conditions for the follow up letter purchase (I can no longer put on a landing page after you click on the "event registration form" like I could with my newsletter's old event registration system).


Here's the link to take you directly to my registration page to purchase your follow up letters: 👇https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/f4amej5


PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE VERY EASY & QUICK INSTRUCTIONS (THEY ARE PROVIDED IN DETAIL) FOR ALMOST ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND TO SUCCESSFULLY PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT ORDER (after visiting my above registration page link). Thank you! 🙏🙂


If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, the deadline to purchase & terms & conditions still apply. You'd have to print off my terms & conditions document, sign & print your full name, date, & state that you understand & will abide by the terms & conditions AND then scan and email me ALL pages of the terms & conditions document NOT just your signed page. Then you'd have to visit a Harborstone Credit Union (there are locations in other cities than Puyallup, WA that may be of convenience to you) & visit them as soon as possible after submitting me your signed terms & conditions document during Harborstone's hours of operation to pay for your follow up letter/(s) with U.S. cash with a teller to "Carly Calabrese's Work Solutions (business account)." You don't need any other information to make this deposit including my account number. You'd send an email to me at: [email protected] confirming this visit/transaction after it was completed. You can always opt to snail mail your payment to me, but I don't make my mailing address public, so you'd have to email me for it. You could then snail mail the printed off & signed terms & conditions document & include with your payment. Please ensure to budget for extra time for snail mail to arrive (even if you're local to the Puyallup, WA area) as delays can occur even during non-high volume mail times (i.e. Christmas time) & you may miss the mail pick up time when you put it in the mail meaning it wouldn't go out until the next mail pick up business day. Thank you! As mentioned before, if you've never emailed me before/got a new email address, etc. to ensure your email gets to me & NOT in my SPAM folder, you can always opt to email me through my website form since it goes directly to my inbox here: http://www.worksolutionstoday.com/contact.html Thank you! 🙏

Below is a screenshot of what it looks like at my recent blog post NOT a direct link to it so clicking on the image below will NOT take you there. 👇

Visit the (above)👆 link for my recent post and click the left arrow button (only arrow next to the header at the top of my page discussing the blog's purpose) OR visit: https://corona-virus-awarenessandsupport.blogspot.com/ and see them all.


Once there, don't forget to click the "READ MORE" blue text in the bottom right-hand corner of each blog post when you visit the above link to see my whole post.


Below is just a screenshot of what it looks like at my blog NOT a direct link to it so clicking on the image below will NOT take you there. 👇

1.   Sign into Blogger.com (it's free to create/have a blogger.com account).
2.   In the left menu, click Reading list.
3.   In the top right, click Manage reading list.
4.   Click Add.
5.   Type "corona-virus-awarenessandsupport.blogspot.com" to follow. Please note those are dashes in my blog's web address and NOT underscores.
6.   Click Next.
7.   Choose whether to follow publicly or anonymously.
8.   Click Follow.

I'd also love it if you would make productive & appropriate comments to my posts at this blog. To post comments, you would click the "Post a comment" button right below my post OR clicking in the "Enter a comment" box which is also at the bottom of my post. I've enabled it so that even those who don't have Google accounts can post comments. 🙂


When you are at my blog, you can share my posts (individually if you want to share a specific one) to someone else by clicking the sideways triangle with circles at the end in the upper-right hand corner of the post. I've provided a screenshot below with a red circle around the "Share" button that I'm referring to. Once you click on that button, it gives you options to get the link to my post, or share the post via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or email it directly to someone.


Thank you in advance for supporting my blog and I in the ways that I listed (above). 🙂🙏

Thank you,




Carly Calabrese


I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)


Email me: [email protected]
NOTE: If you've never emailed me before/got a new email address, etc. to ensure your email gets to me & NOT in my SPAM folder, you can always opt to email me through my website form since it goes directly to my inbox here: http://www.worksolutionstoday.com/contact.html


Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."


“Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game."--Babe Ruth