Accept LinkedIn requests from clients while on project? Yes or No?

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Of course!!

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Yes!!

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Yes

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Is this a question? Yes

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Absolutely. Leave it to a Deloiter to not want to build a long term relationship with a client. In 5-10 years you will be relying on a sale to that person for a promotion.

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I wait until project is over.

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Yes- it's a good gut check to see if you're overstating your project role

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Simple LinkedIn rule: ALWAYS accept client request to connect while you are still billing them, but don't send any requests to connect with clients until the week you are rolling off ... You can always purge the contacts when you leave. No reason to jeopardize the relationship over it.

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You're over thinking this. Accept and send freely. It's not Instagram. LinkedIn is literally for bizzzzzness.

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Yes

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Yes.

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I don't think we're overthinking this. Either way, it is difficult to verify whether you worked with that client before the request or at the same time as the request. But if you accept during and someone guesses you are working at that client at the same time, they'd be correct. If you accept after, they would never be correct. Good to think these things through.

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After the project.

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Wow both BCG guys say after - care to explain your reasoning?

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Yes

What about Facebook requests?

Facebook is tricky. As a general rule, if I get a Facebook request, I look for them on LinkedIn and send a required if found. LinkedIn emphasizes that you want to keep it professional, but are open to connect... Not a perfect solution, but the best option I found. Had this work successfully a couple of times, but eventually I just became undiscoverable on my Facebook account.

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