What's Your Linkedin Policy?
What's Your Linkedin Policy?
What's Your Linkedin Policy?
I have a policy that I established a few years ago as I started to amass a larger number of contacts on Linkedin. My policy? If I don't know you, I generally won't add you without a phone call. And if I don't think it's a good fit, I may not confirm the connection.
When people hear back re: my policy, I get one of two reactions. About half are up for the phone call. The other half, well, aren't. My own little filter to attract only serious networkers.
I'm somewhat unique in this rule. I don't blame people who try to connect based on common connections or shared interests. I get the idea and see the value of more connections. As of this writing, I now have 175 connections. A pretty modest number based on some of the other numbers I've seen.
Linkedin, in fact, encourages your building more and more connections by promoting your total network size. To Linkedin's credit, they have discouraged connecting with people you don't know. However, their limit of 3,000 connections before you cannot invite anybody else does not support that spirit (once you get to 3,000 people must invite you instead).
For me, Linkedin is a place for people that I know or with whom I have networked (meeting or phone call). There are plenty of other places where adding lots of contacts is beneficial and has little to no risk (Twitter is a good example).
So, if you don't have a policy for Linkedin, consider some limits. Not only will it allow you to confidently interact with your connections but you will also be able to recommend them to others. Plus, even just a five minute phone call provides a basis for a friendship. Those people that I've newly met via this rule have become great resources. Had I just added them, my guess is they would still be a stranger.
Especially when tapping your network during job search, it is crucial to have more than a fine thread connecting you with your network. Once you establish your policy, make sure to tell potential connections about it via your contact settings at the bottom of your profile.
So, what's your Linkedin policy? No policy? It's not too late to add one!
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