Now, jobseekers usually ask me why I sent a connection request
and they don't accept me and if you are like many people you will feel you've been rejected
people don't accept you. Something must be wrong with you.
You are sad and you tell yourself that you won't send any more connection request to
anyone because you want to protect yourself from rejections.
Hi, everyone. I'm Thea from theaho.co. Helping skilled migrants
and international graduates get jobs and live a better life.
If you’re a jobseeker, I'm sure you have tried to send connection requests to other people on LinkedIn.
But, what you receive is just silence they don’t accept your request
and you don't hear anything back from them.
I guess, you've ever wondered.
why is that and you stop sending your requests eversince because you don't want to face more rejections.
I got my job from LinkedIn
so, I can tell you that you're missing out on many opportunities on LinkedIn and
your network just stopped at a few dozens or just 100 - 200 people.
It’s just because you're doing the wrong way and today I will show you the right way how to do it.
It's not that scary
as you may think it may also lead you to some opportunities to ace a job as it did for me.
So, let's dive in. Now, jobseekers usually ask me why I sent a connection request
and they don't accept me and if you're like many people you will feel you've been
rejected. People don't accept you. Something must be wrong with you.
You are sad and you tell yourself that you won't send any more connection request to
anyone because you want to protect yourself from rejections.
If I got you right, then, I want to give you the good news.
There's nothing wrong with you. You just take it personally and think you're the one to blame.
The reason why you receive silence is that you don't understand the basic rule in networking
and especially networking
on LinkedIn, which is people generally don't like to connect with strangers.
I know some people are very open in terms of connecting with others and building their network.
For example, people like me,
but some others are not that open
and I just want to connect with people that I work with
or at least they know them from their Network.
Please, don't ask me why, I don't belong to that group.
So, I can't give you a decent answer about their insights.
That's why, when you send a connection request to someone who doesn't know you
yet, meaning you're totally a stranger to them.
Then, I'm pretty sure that you will hear nothing back.
So, the solution I have for you is that you need to build your awareness first.
You need to get them to know you first before sending a connection request.
to them. Next I will share with you the Thea Networking Strategy,
which I use to get from 0 to 600 Connections in just a few months.
Now. if you look at my LinkedIn connections,
it's already more than 5,700.
So, 600 is the number of connections that I got
when I was still a jobseeker like you and after that as an employee when I got a job.
I didn't have a LinkedIn profile back in my home country as I didn't need it there.
I only created a new profile in a new country and started building my network since then.
We think only a few months, around 3 months.
I already got 600 connections using the Thea Networking Strategy
and my client got more than 500 Connections in only two months.
So as a jobseeker, I don't think you need a few thousand of connections in your network.
It's more about the quality of your network.
Not the number of connections that you have.
So, I think around 300 to 500 connections is a good number to build credibility
for your profile and it's good enough for you to source the job opportunities from there.
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with all the latest strategies about your job search.
Now, the first step in the Thea Networking Strategy is where most jobseekers do it wrong.
It can also fix the mistake you're making which is sending a connection request to strangers
and this step is Don't Connect Immediately, follow first. LinkedIn allows you to
follow someone without staying connected to them.
Or getting any approval from them for your following.
It means you can follow anyone you like.
How cool is that? What I want you to do is just click follow if you want to approach
someone. Don't send them a connection request yet.
You will but not now. Now, you can see immediately that
when you just follow you already fix the mistake you made before. You're not sending
connection request to any strangers. You won't receive silence
and no one can stop you from following them.
Next, I'm going to tell you what to do after following these people,
But before that, if you haven't already,
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I will make sure to keep you updated with all the latest
strategies to help you get the job you want. Now, after
following the targeted contacts, now you will take action by engaging with them.
Remember, the purpose is to build your awareness, get them to know you, build your credibility
so that you're no longer a stranger to them and how to engage with these people.
I want you to actively engage with their content such
as their posts, comments, group activities… In general, engage
with any of their activities on LinkedIn. You can do that by liking
their posts, leaving a comment on their posts,
sharing their posts to your network, interacting with their comments in any posts.
It could be their posts or someone elses.
It doesn't matter, or their activities in LinkedIn Groups.
Basically, you need to attract their attention, get on their radar.
When you engage with them in different ways.
I just shared with you. I'm sure that they will start to notice you
They may view your profile to check who you are,
and at the time if you've already got a credible LinkedIn profile,
it will be so helpful in building good credibility
and enhance the chance of them accepting your connection request later on
because now they know that you're a credible person.
So, you should keep your engagement activities for a few weeks.
It takes time for people to know you. You can't gain trust from someone just after one
or two interactions.
So be patient with your progress. After these few weeks,
they will know who you are or at least one or two things about you.
You're no longer a total stranger
as before. And they may also have a good feeling
for you because you're supporting their content, you may
also share a similar point of view with them.
Most of all they know that you are real. You’re a professional with some
knowledge in your field, not just a photo in your profile.
And that way you can build great credibility with whoever
that you want to approach. Now one important note
for you is, you need to do this genuinely. Do this when you're interested in knowing more about them.
Don’t just leave a generic comment
or copy and paste the same comments to many people. People are smart enough to see
whether you're genuinely interested
or you have some reasons behind it. If you're not genuine, they may just stop interacting with
you and you won't achieve your final goal.
So, if you're not interested in someone just move on to the next contact, don't force yourself
because it won't work. Now, people tell me“Its’ a time consuming task, Thea.”
Of course, I know. Let me ask you “Is it fast to
build a network ?” Before, LinkedIn you can only build a network from work,
when you work with people
or when you go to networking events. Between getting a job
and know the people from there,
or going to networking events every week
and networking online on LinkedIn, which is the fastest way? Apparently, LinkedIn is the best option
and the fastest option for you.
It takes time to build a network.
so invest your effort and the reward which is the job you want is
worth it. Before I move to the next tip,
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you need, to learn a job. Now, after engaging with the targeted contacts for a while.
It's time for you to check the next move -sending the connection request.
By this time, you've already built your awareness and credibility.
You may have exchanged some feedbacks and comments with them.
They may have viewed your profile, interacted with you several times,
They already know who you are and your point of view in some areas,
You're not a stranger anymore and you may already gain some trust in them.
Now, it's time for you to send the connection request.
Remember to add a customized note to introduce
or to remind them who you are. You can mention that you're the one who has been interacting with them
for the last few weeks,
Or you can also remind them about something outstanding that you guys have been discussing
or sharing feedback on. I'm sure now they can't ignore you and will accept your request.
But remember to add the note. Don't assume that just because you've been in contact with them,
they will remember you immediately.
They may have a big network and interact with many people at the same time.
So it's best to add a customized note in your connection request. It’s also the etiquette of politeness.
Now, you would ask me “So when should I send a connection request?“ If you've been in touch with these
people genuinely, you will have a feeling of a friend to them.
You will consider them as your new friends. And when to send a connection request to a new friend?
I'm sure you know it. Depending on how they interact with you,
you will know whether it’s time to stay connected. Just use your common sense
and trust your feeling. It hardly goes wrong.
Now, in this video. I just share with you the Thea System to Network
effectively without the fear of getting rejections,
But I still have a lot more tips regarding your LinkedIn profile
and how to network online effectively to maximize the benefits of LinkedIn in these two videos right here.
So make sure that you check them out after watching this video. Now in this video, I share with
you the Thea Strategy to Network Effectively with People.
But your LinkedIn profile plays an important role to build credibility with
other people. Do you know that your LinkedIn profile should be built from your
resume? That's the foundation of your application process
and everything in between. If you want to learn how to build a
strong foundation - the resume that will get
you through different stages of the application, I would like to
invite you to my FREE Resume Master Class
“Three Simple Steps to Get Interviews”. It's the strategy that helped
my clients land their five to six figure salary
full time jobs in a matter of weeks
So, make sure that you don't miss out. The link to join is theaho.co/aceresume
and it’s also in the first comment of this video.
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