I’m getting ready to pull out all the stops to find a new role. What is the best way to reach out to my “personal” network—ppl I know but am not friends with, friends of friends, etc… What’s best for contacting people? Should I ask for a Zoom meeting? Ask to meet for coffee? I would love to just keep it to email inquiries but i suspect getting outside my comfort zone will yield better results. Any thoughts?

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Perhaps you should contact them and see what they might prefer. Email some people and say you wanted to talk and mention some options: phone call, Zoom meeting, coffee meetup, or whatever else. Some people will be more comfortable with one or the other. After you try that approach a few times you might get comfortable with it, or want to change it somehow. But that would break the ice.

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Great idea. Thanks!

I've had success with both in-person and Zoom meet ups or just phone calls. I ask people if I could buy them a coffee (if we can meet in person) and ask them a few questions about their careers. Most people are open to it. I've reached out over LinkedIn, or had people introduce me via email. It's been surprisingly effective.

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I like the email intro idea!

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