Weird to reach out to someone on LinkedIn that has an interesting profile and works at a company you’d be interested in?

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Posting as :
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Isnt that the point of LinkedIn

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No, people do it all the time.

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Not at all! You gotta network to get work. PERIOD.

Don’t reach out and ask for a job outright. Just ask to connect and state that you’d like to learn more about their career path and company. It’s that simple

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Not even a little bit, you’ll just need to be creative/interesting enough in the introduction

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I would not say it’s not weird if you strongly want to do it. Some are more open than others. I never respond unless there’s some other hook (e.g., school alum or some shared purpose, or you have an equally compelling profile). I would prefer at least a referral than a random note since we are all busy people and some level of screening is helpful.

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Nope talked with about 4 partners across firms when I was trying to break into consulting

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I talked to like 3 and none of them turned into anything 🙃🙃🙃

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That’s literally the point of LinkedIn

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Not the ideal scenario but you have nothing to lose if you're respectful of their time.

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