Online networking.

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January 31,2022 at 2:53PM UTC

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Online networking. One of my new year's resolutions is to do more online networking. Does anyone here have recommendations / thoughts on how to get responses from people if you're approaching them cold on LinkedIn? I don't know if I should just be honest or more coy. And whether do lots of personalized outreach or copy/paste a similar messages to everyone about wanting to build up my professional contacts.

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Sarah GomelJanuary 31,2022 at 4:17PM UTC
I would take a different tactic. Try joining interest groups on LinkedIn and following hashtags relevant to your professional interests. You can then like and comment on articles and posts to engage with others. After a bit of engagement, you have a good basis to send a brief message saying “really enjoyed your question/post/article about X in the Y group because I’m interested in Z. Would love to connect, if you’re willing.” That way you’re making genuine connections, networking in the right places, and should have better luck standing out than the generic or sales-y requests we all get all-too-often. Wishing you luck!
AnonymousJanuary 31,2022 at 6:46PM UTC
If you went to CC/University or Trade School you can always add alumni in your field. This gives you a common interest similar to Sarah's suggestions of interest groups.
Always add a note when connecting with them and mention how you got to them so "Hi, I am an alum of LSU and I saw you worked at "insert place here" doing "insert position". I have an interest of working in this field and would love to connect with you about your experience.
You may have to shorten or lengthen it, you only get 300 characters but I have had a lot of success doing it that way in addition to interest groups. Or using common connections.
Tomilyn RichardsFebruary 1,2022 at 1:54PM UTC
I really struggle to reply to messages all the time. It isn't personal, I just have to prioritize my time. One of the things I appreciate most is engagement in groups, articles, following of similar hashtags and/or pages. So I would make a goal for yourself each week to engage... like, follow, invite connections, join groups and comment. As you start to engage the networking will naturally happen!! =)