Can you email a CEO directly?
Remember, 86% of professionals prefer to use email when communicating for business purposes. It’s not out of line to send your CEO an email. Just remember when you follow the best practices listed above, you have a higher chance of eliciting a response. Yes, it’s generally acceptable to email the CEO directly if you have a compelling reason and can present your message clearly. Make sure to provide context by stating the why you’re reaching out, recommendations you have, and clear next steps.Some career counselors have given the advice recently that in order to get past crowded recruiter inboxes, job candidates should DM the CEO or others in the C-suite directly. Their advice comes with a lot of caveats: that the message (or email) should be carefully crafted and that it works best at small companies.
How do I contact a CEO via email?
Go to their website and check their email domain through the ‘Help,’ ‘About Us,’ and ‘Contact’ sections. If you don’t find any relevant results, try mailing standard addresses like: media@company. Use a service like Hunter. Enter your contact’s company into their search and they’ll show you the email format the company uses. Based on the company’s email format, you can smart guess your contact’s email address.