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Email is the primary means of communication between professionals today. Still, many young workers don't think it's essential! Effective email etiquette training can significantly impact a person's early career. This is true for students reaching out to professors, interns talking to managers, and junior employees working together with teams. Being good at email isn't a nice-to-have; it's a must-have. Cost of Bad Email Skills Studies have shown that bad communication at work can lead to major problems. Email Tool Tester found that people spend an average of 3.2 hours a week trying to figure out what someone is saying when they aren't being clear. Of those people, 47.7% stated that overly long emails were the biggest problem. Another study reveals that poor communication can cost companies more than 18% of their annual revenue, which amounts to over $10,600 per U.S. worker. For interns and new workers, emails that aren't clear or aren't professional...

  At 8:47 AM on a Tuesday, Maya sat at her desk and looked at the 154 emails she hadn't read yet. Half of them didn't matter. Twenty-four were not clear. Some of them were passive-aggressive. And somewhere in that pile of texts was a critical message from her boss that said, "Please review." Maya realized she'd have to spend the next hour just figuring out her email as her stress level rose. You're not the only one who has ever felt overwhelmed by email. A report from the Radicati Group states that the average worker receives 21 emails every day. Although inboxes are designed to help people get things done, they often become sources of stress, distraction, and misunderstanding. The good news is that professional email etiquette can change all of that. Email can once again be what it was meant to be—a quick, precise, and useful way to talk to people, with a few smart habits and well-thought-out moves. Why Are Proper Email Writing Skills More Important than...