Replying emails to recruiter - is taking your time bad?

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>I want to take as much time as possible to reply in the best way possible by researching and asking on forums for advice, but I thought maybe making it look like I check my email once a day (when I'm umemployed) might make me look not very motivated. Should I just reply as well as I can in about 10 minutes after I check the email? Maybe I'm taking this too seriously...</p>

<p>So basically I have this imaginary due date on replying to recruiters. But I wish I could research as much as possible on how to best go about replying, etc. Would taking a day to reply bad? Would taking 2 days or 3 days look bad?</p>

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<p>This is my personal opinion, based on only my personal thoughts, not on professional experience: I wouldn’t take more than 1 day.</p>

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<p>I would strongly concur. No more than 1 day!</p>

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<p>Half a day.</p>

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<p>I don’t think replying 10 minutes after is a bad thing. I check my email all the time through my phone, even if I’m busy. If it’s an email that’s more important to me than what I’m doing, I’ll reply.</p>