How to Find Candidates to Get More LinkedIn Connections
After you have reached out to all of your past and current colleagues, friends, family members and bosses on the professional networking site LinkedIn, it can be difficult cultivating new and useful connections. To find more candidates for LinkedIn connections, you have to become a little more active on the site beyond simply having a profile. By contributing to groups, using your existing connections and optimizing your profile, you can gain more connections on one of the premier networking sites for industry professionals.
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Create a compelling profile subhead. Your profile's subheading is a great way to advertise your skills, services and interests. Instead of simply using your job title here, pick a few keywords that describe your specialties and your industry. This makes you a more attractive connection to others; professionals on the site looking to connect are more likely to extend a hand to those they can immediately see are in an industry in which they're interested.
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Join groups and participate in them frequently. This is a great way to meet people on LinkedIn. Join groups that are relevant to your industry and make valuable contributions to the group in the form of comments, soliciting advice or giving it out. If you engage in conversation frequently with certain individuals in the group, send out a connection invitation and mention some of the things they've said in the group that really struck you as insightful.
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Solicit recommendations from former colleagues and superiors. Positive recommendations on your profile can generate interest in your profile from others looking to connect with competent professionals in a certain field. That can lead to more connections on the site.
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Use existing connections to develop new ones. If you see that one of your connections on LinkedIn is connected to someone you want to reach out to, ask your connection for an introduction.
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