# Application messages — email + LinkedIn > Three short formats. Shared rule: 120 words max, one single ask, zero flattery. --- ## 1. Answering a job ad **Subject:** [Job title] — [First Last], Angular front-end dev, [X] years Hi [First name], I'm applying to your [job title] role, found on [source]. What made me apply: [the concrete detail — the stack, the product, the rewrite, the remote policy]. That's exactly what I did at [client / company]: [one line of proof, with an outcome]. My resume is attached. I'm available from [date], [remote / X days on site]. Best, [First Last] — [phone] — [LinkedIn] --- ## 2. Cold application **Subject:** Angular front-end support on [specific product / topic] Hi [First name], I'm an Angular front-end developer ([X] years) and I noticed [real signal: open roles, announced rewrite, engineering blog post, past job ad, LinkedIn post]. I mostly work on [your specialty in five words: migrations, design systems, performance, accessibility], for example [one-line proof, with a number if you have one]. If front-end reinforcement is useful in the coming months, I'd be glad to talk for 20 minutes. [First Last] — resume attached — [LinkedIn] > Never write "I am taking the liberty of contacting you." You're allowed to write. Just say why. --- ## 3. LinkedIn message (300 characters) Hi [First name] — Angular front-end dev here ([X] years, [specialty]). I saw [specific signal]. If you need front-end help [remote / freelance / permanent], I can send my resume. A simple yes or no is fine, I won't follow up twice. [First name] > "I won't follow up twice" raises the reply rate: it removes the fear of commitment. > Keep your word (one follow-up at day 10 is the limit — see the follow-up sheet).