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Unless you have some sort of connection to them I personally wouldn’t. Everyone is always trying to sell something or even scam. Of course there are people who don’t mind and worst case scenario they just ignore you, but your time is likely better spent elsewhere
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I have never accepted a coffee chat. If someone asks because they want me to hire them, there are more appropriate channels. If they want to sell me something, I can’t buy. If they want mentorship, I don’t have enough time to mentor people I should mentor. If they want to buy work from me, I’m happy to talk….but this has never happened.
If I don't know you, and don't think your profile is incredible, I will decline.
I have too many people asking me to chat to help them with recruiting, whilst juggling a busy workload and everything else going on in my life.
Zero chance I would accept (or even respond to) a cold request for a coffee chat on LinkedIn. I’d rather the person just say they are looking for a job and send their resume. If it’s a great resume, I might forward to the recruiters and suggest a phone screen.