Networking with old friends

I entered college late due to working for a few years before enrolling. I have a couple of friends from middle school (not very close, following each other on instagram and linkedin) who I havent spoken with since then except for like one line of insta dm. They are at places that I want to be in. Any advice on ways to reach out to them without sounding awkward and only reaching out to them for help/referral? Would it be weird to reach out via Instagram DM? (we view each other's story all the time)

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Do you have any mutuals who you chat with regularly? Getting one of them to raise it might be cleanest.

If not, I'd probably just DM on LinkedIn -- more personal than email, but still acknowledges professional context. You should definitely be more casual than your typical outreach since you all know each other, talk at the same level as you would to a friend

 

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