Young professional, 1 year agency experience but trying to move to CO. Do y’all have any advice on what to do after I apply for a position but no personal contacts or connections at the company.

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Is there anyone you can find at the company on LinkedIn with whom you share some sort of connection? Worked at the same agency in the past, attended the same college, in the same sorority/fraternity/college club? Any contacts in common that could connect you? Wishing you best of luck!

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Alternate: reach out to a peer or someone slightly more senior than you, ideally with a background in another city, and explain you’re looking to make a move and would love to pick their brain for 15-20 mins about how they made the switch. Come prepared with smart questions. Informational interviews always are a gateway - if you hit it off and play it right, they’ll think of you for future openings as well. Also, as a nice touch, send a handwritten thank you card with a $5-10 Starbucks gift card for the coffee part of the phone date - it’ll stick in their mind even more

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