The Decision Maker Is Ignoring Me On LinkedIn

The Decision Maker Is Ignoring Me On LinkedIn The Decision Maker Is Ignoring Me On LinkedIn Who are you, anyway? 1 of literally a million other jobseekers trying to beat down the path to dream jobland. 1 of thousands of candidates blasting off their resumes in response to a bunch of online ads. 1 of hundreds of people trying to improve your LinkedIn network by reaching out to whomever in some random fashion. 1 of dozens every day sliding into some recruiter or decision makers’ inbox, only to hear nothing but #crickets… Let’s not have you be any of those people. You are an intelligent professional, with a unique element to bring to the table, who can clearly, simply articulate your value, and state that to the right person in a way that prompts a response. “But Jewel, I’ve already tried to network and reach out to recruiters on LinkedIn. So far I haven’t had a single response.” Don’t Be A Robot. Be Social. LinkedIn is social media. I know that’s hard to remember because it’s not centered on Candy Crush, kitten videos, and baby snapshots. While LinkedIn is all business, it’s still a social media platform. The key here is to act like a human being first and foremost. It’s important to dispense with the generic LinkedIn invitation that’s already filled in for you, “I’d like to connect with you on LinkedIn.” Back To “Who Are You” Anyway Put yourself on the receiving end of an invitation for a moment. How many times on ANY social media platform have you received an invitation or message and the 1st thing you asked yourself in your mind was, “Who the heck is this?” Right. So don’t be that person. Start off with how you found the person. It’s best if this is something personal, so look through their LinkedIn profile to see what you may have in common, such as school or a volunteer organization. Better yet, see if the person’s written any articles on LinkedIn or the Internet, and mention something from 1 of their posts that resonates with you. For example, “Hi, Joe. I’m an accounting manager in NYC, and I just came across the article you wrote about how accounting isn’t just about the numbers anymore â€" so true! I’d like to stay in touch on LinkedIn.” Don’t Ask For A Job? A Contact? An Informational Interview? Anything? Correct. How would you feel if a person you’re meeting for the 1st time walks up to you and asks you to give them something, anything? It doesn’t work that way. Act like a normal human being who wants to get to know the other person to some degree. Then The Magic Happens When you say something genuine to a person that demonstrates you spent a moment or 2 finding out something about them and commenting on it in a sincere way, they’re significantly more likely to accept your invitation. After that, be social. Talk about their work, your work, your career transition, and ease into the rest of the conversation. All of this does not have to go down in 1 message. As long as it makes sense and the conversation naturally goes in that direction, in your next message you can say that you’re interested in their company because {of some specific company fact that you admire.} Mention that you posted for the Sr. Accounting Manager role, and ask are they open to a short conversation to provide any insights. That’s a grand total of 2 messages. I’d rather see you invest energy doing this, then hitting the “apply” and “submit” buttons on 10 more job ads. Make a personal connection with the decision maker on a consistent basis, and you’re less likely to get ignored, and more likely to get into the conversations you need. You can piggyback off this method and end up with your new contacts approaching you about jobs before they’re even posted online. I show you how in our free job search training, “How to Land Your Ideal Job in 8 Weeks or Less!” You’ll see 1 candidate who did exactly that, plus another who networked the right way online to increase his callbacks 75%. Find out how to do the same thing by registering today.