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Contacts Growing Stale? Start Reconnecting
March 1, 2010 | Author: Melanie Wilhelm | Filed under: The Networking Habit
It’s critical that your network contains advocates for your career—folks willing to help you find your next job, navigate through career crossroads, and pursue opportunities. An important part to building a successful network is how you engage your connections and pull them closer to you. Not surprisingly, if you start by asking for something, you’ll likely ruin your relationship.
In the previous blog post, we provided guidance on using UpMo to manage reconnecting with network members you’ve lost contact with. To help you execute your plan, try sending an initial message that reads something like this:
Send a friendly message that reads something like this:
Hello John.
I hope this note finds you well. It’s been, what, three years since we last connected? I take it you’re still enjoying those mild mountain summers; I know how you hated sweltering on the island for all those years.
John, I know you’re busy so I’ll get right to it. I’m shoring up my professional network with an eye toward being better able to serve the people in it—like you—as well as to keep the doors open for potential future opportunities—for both of us.
Could you send me your latest contact information? Mine is as follows:
And tell me: what’s top of mind for you these days? Is there anything I can help you with—connections you might need, ideas you might want to bounce? I’m here to help.
Looking forward to your reply….
Warmly,
Scott
Try not to send identical messages to everyone in your network. Personalize, using facts and stats and the history you know about the recipient. Keep it short. Keep it friendly. More important, once you’ve established that initial reconnection, keep it going.
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