Tips and Resources for Finding Inside Connections When a friend comes to visit your home, they knock on the back door. This is the same approach to take when you apply for jobs. The number one source of external hires is through employee referrals, so learn how to beat the competition by finding connections inside companies where you have applied for jobs. In this workshop, we’ll look at tips and resources to help you get the inside track! LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & Google+ each provide unique contact information and better still, enable you to gather intelligence and begin a dialogue.

1. Use the Back Door
by Using Social Networking Tools

3. The 2-Step Approach to Applying for Jobs

4. Company Search:
• Who do you know
who works there?
• Who could introduce
you?

7. Join Groups
How to find
groups?
 Search LinkedIn
Groups
 See what groups
colleagues belong
to
Using Groups
 Ask questions
 Promote events
 Share articles/
information
 Post jobs

8. 1st What Do You Say….
Degree
Hi Sally! Hey, I need your help…
Hi Sally! What’s new? What do you know about…
Hi Sally! Hey, I see there’s an opening at your company…
Hello Sally,
Hope you are doing well! We’ve got to get together
soon!
Maybe you could help me. I see there is an opening
at your company for a [job] and I was wondering
what you could tell me about it?
Do you think I would be a good fit?
Could you put in a good word for me?
Do you know the name of the hiring manager?

9. 2nd What Do You Say….
Degree
Hi Bill! Hey, I need your help, can you introduce me to…
Hi Bill! I believe you know Jim over at …
Hi Bill! Hey, There’s an opening at [company] do you
know someone over there named…
Hello Bill,
Hope you are doing well! I need you help with
something!
There is a job I think is a great fit for me at
[company]. As I was searching LinkedIn, it appears
you know Jim Smith. I think you both worked
together at ABC company in the 90s. I was wondering
if you could either introduce us or provide me his
email so I can reach out to him.

10. Search:
• Follow company
• Follow company employees

11. Advanced Twitter Search (twitter.com/search-advanced)
FollowerWonkc.om
WeFollow.com
Listorious.com
Twellow.com

12. What Do You Tweet….
Super job @5Linx for making #ROC
Top 100!
Go Sabers! @kschepler and congrats
on @5Linx Top 100 in #ROC!
Must be loving this warm running
weather in December @Diana_Drake
Congrats re: @5Linx Top 100!

13. Company Search:
• Who do you know who
works there?
• Who could introduce you?
• Does the company have a
Page you could “Like”?

15. Company Search:
• Circle the people who work
there
• See what they are saying
and introduce yourself

17. Find jobs and relevant connections for each
job! Log in with your favorite social network
and start looking for a job, then quickly know
who can help.

21. To Your Success!
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