The most effective way to almost ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ from anyone on LinkedIn is toโฆ
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ
I am not saying to lie but try to find something you can compliment the person on (e.g. a point about their LinkedIn profile, the content they post, articles they were featured in, podcast appearances, etc.)
Once you connect with the person and add a note with a compliment, you can now make your โaskโ.
๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:
1๏ธโฃ Hey ๐ Madeline Mann ๐! I just heard you speak on The Final Round and loved your analogy of building a story toolbox to answer behavioral questionsโฆ
2๏ธโฃ Hey โฆChris Garingerโฆ! Wow, the fact that you have recruited for over 8 companies is remarkable and I can confirm that you live up to the โ#1 recommended recruiter title after listening to your advice on The Final Roundโฆ
3๏ธโฃ Hey Megan OโMeara , I am upset that I missed your LinkedIn Live event with The Final Round since your advice was extremely insightful, however, I just watched the event recording and told my classmates to watch as wellโฆ
4๏ธโฃ Hey Niki Woodall, I wanted to say thank you for speaking on The Final Round because you changed my mindset on recruiting and I now believe that I AM good enough for these โtopโ companiesโฆ
P.S. – All of the recruiters mentioned in the examples above have been interviewed on The Final Round so go message them with your favorite quote from the episode!
Make sure to tailor your outreach approach depending on if the recruiters are 1st, 2nd, or 3rd LinkedIn connection requests (more on that topic in this blog here).
