Partners and MDs: Do you personally like it or find it flattering when young consultants reach out to you on LinkedIn to network? What can make a good impression vs a bad one? What would prompt you to reply and give them 30 min chat? During the chat, do you find it more enjoyable if they pick your brain about your expertise, or talk more about consulting/career advice in general?

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I like it when they have something very specific in common with me, something important to me, a shared interest.

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Flattering ? No

How they ask is what I use as yardstick . General career advice is plenty on internet . Unless it is a specific topic , I usually won’t spend the time with a random person . Within my own firm - absolutely any consultant can schedule time with me to chat about anything at all

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Bumping this - also interested in what partners are *actually* thinking when you reach out

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