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Your call. I personally would probably wait until the hype died down, and then shoot them one. I think it just depends on how well you connected with the person, and whether you think they'd still want to speak to you if you were to be denied.
if he liked you, then it wont make him not like you (well, maybe not). if he didn't and you're not getting the job, it's not going to change his mind.....either way, there is NO upside, and marginal, but not de minimis, downside
I would wait until after you hear back either way.
If the person you are trying to connect with is a professional, then he or she will not accept you until after the decisions have been made.
I would hold off. Related: the key to LinkedIn is quality over quantity. Don't be the guy with 500+ shitty connections.
Like others, I'd wait to see how things go. If you end up getting an offer, definitely. Or if they offer feedback on your interview/demonstrate a strong willingness to help you out even if things don't end up working out, then consider it. But err on the side of waiting to see how things turn out first.
Do it. I used to add interviewers who rejected me all the time. You never know when circumstances can change in your favor.
No. They should invite you. Also, during the interview, instead of only talking about your own qualities, ask what they have to offer you. Instead of replying to questions all the time, ask questions. Stand out from the rest.
I've added a few MM VPs on my LinkedIn, I don't know what their email address is, how would I go about contacting them? Is it appropriate to send them a LinkedIn message? Also, is it appropriate to add Alumni on LinkedIn even if you haven't talked to them in person, but you want to start networking with them?
Networking question - should I add this person on LinkedIn? (Originally Posted: 05/06/2010)
Hi,
This may seem like a petty topic, but it may be important for me.
I had an interview for an internship at a very desirable place, but in the end I didn't get it. I got the interview through a family contact. This contact isn't particularly good friends, etc. with said family member, but they did work together for a while. Anyway what happened is that after the interview I sent a thank you email, and after a while I got an email back saying that he was taking the internship possibility to management. After that I didn't hear anything back. I tried sending another email but again, no reply (this all happened ~4 months ago, if not more).
Would it be appropriate to add this person on LinkedIn? This contact is definitely in the industry that I want to be in, and who knows what may happen in the future.
Why bother adding them? I mean you already have the contact information, email, phone, etc. Nothing to be gained by adding someone who obviously doesn't know common courtesy. Just move on. Last thing you need is a useless LinkedIn associate who can't even send you a reply email.
Agreed
^^ bump
Perhaps it may be an idea to add him simply to have the opportunity to send unsolicited intern/job requests to his contacts? Or is this a big no-no?
If he didn't respond the first time, why would you think he'd help you out like that?
This guy isn't gonna go out of his way to do that if he doesn't even e-mail you back about the previous internship thing? E-mails take like 5 seconds to send... and he won't even give you that.
Just move on.
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Contrary to all of the posts above, if you really do want to get into the industry you should be aggressive and take very lightly the person's opinion of you. That said if I was to call him, I would sound very confident and show it in my voice to avoid any uncomfortable silences. There is a very good book out there "never eat alone" about networking, if you are starting out, it's a very good book to read.
But... just remember that if you call back and the person doesn't want to help, then you should probably move on. At the worst, you will never speak to him again. And I am pretty certain he will not bad mouth you to his colleagues because you are just doing what he has probably done before (unless he was born into connections). At the best, there is a 5% chance he may help again with/without results (just a random statistic of your chances of succeeding).
So it all depends on how aggressive BUT sincere you are, how comfortable you are with cold calls. Just don't become a stalker and have a lil girl's voice on the phone and be sincere.
Just refer to Wall St the movie as an example of breaking in. Sometimes it does work in real world.
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