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The Best Job Referral Request I Have Ever Received
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Hi [insert name of contact], “[insert what you have in common with person you are reaching out to (i.e., “I attended NYU and recently moved to Ohio.”].” — Tom
He didn’t ask to meet me for coffee just to ask for a referral in the end. There is value in coffee chats in certain situations, but I don’t think learning about the company or asking for a referral is necessarily one of them (phone chats can usually do the trick). He did leave room for a “chat” at the end, but I already knew exactly what he needed from me after the second sentence of his message. We didn’t end up chatting, by the way. “I’m always happy to talk to a candidate, but it definitely helps when the purpose of the message is loud and clear.” Overall it’s a well-constructed, brief message that really did the trick and was so good I had to write about it.
He didn’t ask to meet me for coffee just to ask for a referral in the end. There is value in coffee chats in certain situations, but I don’t think learning about the company or asking for a referral is necessarily one of them (phone chats can usually do the trick). He did leave room for a “chat” at the end, but I already knew exactly what he needed from me after the second sentence of his message. We didn’t end up chatting, by the way. “Some connections feel the need to create a really strong connection with me before they ask which can come off as a bit forward and desperate.” Overall it’s a well-constructed, brief message that really did the trick and was so good I had to write about it.