Comments on: LinkedIn Etiquette – Introductions http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Jeff Barr’s Blog » Links for Saturday, April 21, 2007 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-29691 Jeff Barr’s Blog » Links for Saturday, April 21, 2007 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:57:30 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-29691 [...] Jason Alba: LinkedIn Etiquette - Introductions - “The issue that always comes up is, do you use the generic template to do an introduction? “ [...] [...] Jason Alba: LinkedIn Etiquette – Introductions – “The issue that always comes up is, do you use the generic template to do an introduction? “ [...]

]]> By: John J Wonders http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-10122 John J Wonders Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:26:54 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-10122 I'll connect with most people regardless of whether or not they send me the canned invite. But I would prefer that they just change it to anything else. And it doesn't have to be very fancy. In fact I had one the other day that I answered far faster than a lot of the ones I get from people that I don't know. I simply said "I thought I would extend an invite to connect -- no specific reason" That makes far more sense that "Since you are a person I trust..." when we haven't meet yet. But hey, that's just me! John W. I’ll connect with most people regardless of whether or not they send me the canned invite. But I would prefer that they just change it to anything else. And it doesn’t have to be very fancy.

In fact I had one the other day that I answered far faster than a lot of the ones I get from people that I don’t know. I simply said “I thought I would extend an invite to connect — no specific reason”

That makes far more sense that “Since you are a person I trust…” when we haven’t meet yet.

But hey, that’s just me!
John W.

]]> By: Daniel Johnson Jr http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-9348 Daniel Johnson Jr Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:25:51 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-9348 Jason, you are TOO FUNNY. I'm glad you wrote this post. I've often wondered about the generic invitation messages that LinkedIn generates. I feel more relaxed now. It does help, though, if I don't already know someone, that they provide some way of helping me know them, either through a mutual contact (Hey, I saw you read Jason Alba's blog, too) or (I saw that we both used to work for ABC Company many years ago.) or (Weren't you in my Advanced Placement Basket Weaving Class back in High School?). By the way, my profile is at http://linkedin.com/in/danieljohnsonjr, and I'd love to connect with fellow JibberJobbers. Make it a great day! Jason, you are TOO FUNNY. I’m glad you wrote this post. I’ve often wondered about the generic invitation messages that LinkedIn generates. I feel more relaxed now. It does help, though, if I don’t already know someone, that they provide some way of helping me know them, either through a mutual contact (Hey, I saw you read Jason Alba’s blog, too) or (I saw that we both used to work for ABC Company many years ago.) or (Weren’t you in my Advanced Placement Basket Weaving Class back in High School?).

By the way, my profile is at http://linkedin.com/in/danieljohnsonjr, and I’d love to connect with fellow JibberJobbers.

Make it a great day!

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-9263 Jason Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:55:15 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-9263 Ok so I just looked and Daniel has over 24 times the number of connections that I have. I don't think there's a name for that! Ok so I just looked and Daniel has over 24 times the number of connections that I have. I don’t think there’s a name for that!

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-9262 Jason Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-9262 Just to set the record straight, Daniel has at least 2 or 3 times as many connections as I do... so if I'm a MegaNetworker, I think Daniel is probably a Super_Duper_MEGA_Networker ;) Just to set the record straight, Daniel has at least 2 or 3 times as many connections as I do… so if I’m a MegaNetworker, I think Daniel is probably a Super_Duper_MEGA_Networker ;)

]]> By: Daniel Sweet http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-9260 Daniel Sweet Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-9260 These days, I receive so many pathetic invitations (even from people I know!) I have despaired of ever getting a truly personal or even interesting invite. Oh sure, I'll still accept the invitation. I mean, while I'm not all hooked in like Jason (MegaNetworker), I'll take what I can get in order to have access to whomever I need at some point later in life. Sometimes, I just enter random phrases into the LinkedIn search field and am amazed at who comes up. So, if you want to make my day, send me a <i>unique</i> invitation to danielrsweet AT gmail.com -Dan These days, I receive so many pathetic invitations (even from people I know!) I have despaired of ever getting a truly personal or even interesting invite.

Oh sure, I’ll still accept the invitation. I mean, while I’m not all hooked in like Jason (MegaNetworker), I’ll take what I can get in order to have access to whomever I need at some point later in life.

Sometimes, I just enter random phrases into the LinkedIn search field and am amazed at who comes up.

So, if you want to make my day, send me a unique invitation to danielrsweet AT gmail.com

-Dan

]]> By: John Yrungaray http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-9242 John Yrungaray Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:53:22 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-9242 My amount of customization depends on how well I know the person and how much it appears they use LinkedIn already (i.e. how many contacts do they have). If I know the person pretty well and they haven't used LinkedIn before I'll use the template and maybe add a few things. If I don't know the person at all I will usually let them know why I want to connect and how I found them. If anyone wants to expand their network, feel free to send me an invite and I would be happy to connect. Email me at yrungaray at gmail dot com My amount of customization depends on how well I know the person and how much it appears they use LinkedIn already (i.e. how many contacts do they have).

If I know the person pretty well and they haven’t used LinkedIn before I’ll use the template and maybe add a few things. If I don’t know the person at all I will usually let them know why I want to connect and how I found them.

If anyone wants to expand their network, feel free to send me an invite and I would be happy to connect. Email me at yrungaray at gmail dot com

]]> By: Scott Allen http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/02/16/linkedin-etiquette-introductions/comment-page-1/#comment-9238 Scott Allen Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:14:37 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/405#comment-9238 Thanks for the hat tip, Jason. As you know from our previous conversations about it, I only invite people I know well, also. However, keep in mind that: a) they may not necessarily be a LinkedIn member, or even aware of it b) they may be a member, but not an active user -- not really "sold" on its benefits yet In either case above, I use the invitation as an opportunity to explain the benefits, refer them to <a href="http://www.LinkedIntelligence.com" rel="nofollow">Linked Intelligence</a> as a resource, as well as offering to personally answer any questions about it they may have, etc. Or... c) I may know them better than they know me -- remember, not all relationships are symmetrical, and they don't have to be for people to be connected on LinkedIn. For example, one of my connections is the CEO of one of my former employers. When I was at the company, he and I never met or spoke personally. However, I did work on a big high-profile project, so I knew he should have at least seen my name once or twice. We had multiplex other ties through some of my later activities. So even though he didn't know me well, I knew him and his business skills extremely well and felt comfortable connecting. Now since that time we've had multiple other opportunities to work together and have gotten to know each other much better, but at the time we connected, the relationship was decidedly asymmetrical. And you picked my 2nd-favorite example of the ones I wrote. My fav is the <a href="http://linkedintelligence.com/dr-seuss-linkedin-invitation/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Seuss LinkedIn invitation</a>, which I was so proud of I gave it its own post. :-) Thanks for the hat tip, Jason. As you know from our previous conversations about it, I only invite people I know well, also. However, keep in mind that:

a) they may not necessarily be a LinkedIn member, or even aware of it
b) they may be a member, but not an active user — not really “sold” on its benefits yet

In either case above, I use the invitation as an opportunity to explain the benefits, refer them to Linked Intelligence as a resource, as well as offering to personally answer any questions about it they may have, etc.

Or…

c) I may know them better than they know me — remember, not all relationships are symmetrical, and they don’t have to be for people to be connected on LinkedIn. For example, one of my connections is the CEO of one of my former employers. When I was at the company, he and I never met or spoke personally. However, I did work on a big high-profile project, so I knew he should have at least seen my name once or twice. We had multiplex other ties through some of my later activities. So even though he didn’t know me well, I knew him and his business skills extremely well and felt comfortable connecting. Now since that time we’ve had multiple other opportunities to work together and have gotten to know each other much better, but at the time we connected, the relationship was decidedly asymmetrical.

And you picked my 2nd-favorite example of the ones I wrote. My fav is the Dr. Seuss LinkedIn invitation, which I was so proud of I gave it its own post. :-)

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