hey guys it's ECR G and today we're gonna be talking about how you can use
LinkedIn to network hey guys ECR G here and today we're gonna be talking about
how you can use LinkedIn to network so I'm gonna give you three strategies here
because you know I like my things in threes not a surprise to how you can use
LinkedIn to network and the first one is a little obvious but one that people
don't really take seriously but can literally increase your results tenfold
if you take if you keep this tip in mind when you're just starting out so I'm
assuming that you have a small network on LinkedIn maybe you haven't been
paying much attention to it you know you created a LinkedIn in school and you're
about to go to the workforce now and you know you've got bar like 50 100 people
you're friends with on there don't really take it too seriously yet but
once you come out into the workforce you're really gonna want to take control
of your Linkedin and use it to your advantage because it's incredibly
powerful recruiters search for jobs using
LinkedIn they have a tool called LinkedIn recruiter maybe you guys have
heard about that and one of my other videos I've talked about that tool may
be the LinkedIn SEO tips if I haven't released that video yet it's coming soon
but basically I've got three tips for you guys and you want to pull a cosa to
pay close attention to this so the first tip I have for you guys on how you can
better use LinkedIn to to network is start with the people you actually know
so these are people you are friends with maybe you had a bunch of classes with
them you were friends with them you're quadrille with them start with them
first to network and networking can mean a few things here so if you're looking
for a job in the field ask who they know ask them if they have any leads or
anything one of the things that's amazing about people is you never know
who people know until you ask them more often than not you'll be surprised they
probably know a recruiter or they know somebody working at such-and-such
company or somebody who has some context or such and such company so start with
the people you know e if they're not in the same field or in a
similar field as you start with the people you know you'll be surprised
that's the first tip then the second tip I have for you is to venture out to
people you have a common connection with so maybe you're part of the same club on
LinkedIn or maybe you went to the same school have you seen him a couple times
around campus don't really know them that well but you have some kind of
common bond some kind of common connection maybe you you know that old
co-worker that you lost contact with or a friend from a long time ago you lost
contact with target them and do the same thing ask who they know now this is a
warmer introduction it's the first two tips were warmer introductions and these
are gonna work these are gonna have the highest yield for you because you
already know them you have some kind of common connection a common bond with
that person they're gonna be a lot more receptive to you than someone just
hitting them up cold and so use that to your advantage so target the people you
know and then venture out to people and target people that you have some kind of
common bond with maybe you went to school volunteer with them etc etc so
use those two things to your advantage and you will see success on LinkedIn and
once again ask them the same questions ask who they know you never know who
these people know so you until you ask so make sure you ask them about that
then the third tip I have for you guys now you can go on to people where it's a
little bit more of a colder introduction so then you go to people you don't have
a straight connection to but want to learn from them maybe you want to ask
them who they know maybe you want to take them out to get coffee take them
out to get lunch or a drink or something after work and this is where your skills
really have to come into play here because on a cold introduction usually
they have no reason to actually want to sit down with you unless they're in a
networking mode too or you have some kind of value to bring to them so what
could that value be maybe just having a mentee maybe someone likes to mentor you
know they're they're passionate about mentorship they say that on their
profile maybe you want to work for them there's usually it's best to we want to
pitch somebody to network with them that you bring some
kind of value to them so it could even be like you know take them out for a
coffee or lunch that's a value to they get a free meal or a free coffee out of
that and they get to the satisfaction of helping someone so that can be value too
but maybe you have some kind of other value that you can bring to that person
so they're contributing to you and you're contributing to them as well
that's very important people don't want to seem like it the interactions are
just one-sided and it's a lot easier for people that you know are gonna be more
likely to meet with you because they know you so you don't need to have as
much of a value proposition for them but for someone you're mailing you're
emailing cold your messaging cold please make sure that you are able to bring
some kind of value to them so they're more likely to want to meet with you and
network with you and then the fourth tip I have this is a bonus tip fourth tip
here is don't get disturbed discouraged this is a quantity game now you're gonna
have a much higher yield with the people that you know this is no secret you know
them so they're gonna be more likely to respond to you but when you start cold
pitching people to meet with them you're gonna have to maybe go through a lot of
people maybe you'll get lucky the first few people you message are gonna respond
to you but a lot of people depending on where they are in their careers or their
approach may not be as responsive on LinkedIn so you have to factor that in
don't get discouraged that people don't respond to you you know just keep going
forward just keep trying and eventually you'll get through and somebody will
want to meet with you and this is a good thing to do when
you're in a new city looking for a job looking for a landing spot really just
an overall good thing to do in general if you want to advance in your career
I've talked about the importance of networking before and plenty of my other
videos you just go back and listen to how to get into clinical research that's
one of the videos I stressed it a lot I think it was the probably the number one
tip this network network network it's just it's just that important you know
I'm sure you've heard over and over again it's not what you know it's who
you know and things like your network is your net
worth or your net worth is your network whatever it is I'm sure you heard that
saying before we're not gonna dwell on that but anyway guys those are the four
tips I had for you today gave you guys a little bonus I don't like my things in
threes I know I said that at the beginning but I've got a little bonus in
there for you guys if you like this video please go ahead and like it
subscribe down below hit the notification squad that bell please as
always you can email us at elite clinical group at gmail.com for any
inquiries or questions you might have looking for people that want to be only
be interviewed we think about starting a podcast as well interview you for the
podcast these are any business owners in the clinical research space or
pharmaceutical space or just anybody with a unique story and wants to be on
the show you can email us at alie clinical group at gmail.com and we will
be sure to respond and please comment down below guys we love your comments we
love your feedback alright guys take care
you