Blog Post: What not to do when networking online

A WORD OF CAUTION! In the virtual world, the same networking and job search rules apply. The job search is about leveraging relationships. Just as you don’t collect business cards and send out resumes to everyone who gives you one, you don’t spam your new online contacts with your professional bio and resume. Relationships take time to build.

Shortly after joining a local online networking group I received an unsolicited email from a job seeker among the group. At first, I thought the message was spam, but since I had a couple extra minutes, I looked up his online profile. I don’t know this person but am connected to him through this new group and several others in the group. However, he didn’t use the introduction feature to get connected to me via our mutual contacts. In my opinion, not referencing our mutual contacts was a mistake.

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