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1. How to get referrals from people on LinkedIn TASK – 1 PART – 2 THE SPARKS FOUNDATION
2. Introduction  Getting referrals on LinkedIn can be of great help to job-seekers nowadays, in this competitive world.  Let's suppose two persons have the same level of technical and behavioral skills.  Then, what do you think the recruiter will select an applicant. Well, he can take help with referrals.  Whoever has more referrals can get the job easily.  So, from this, I hope, you understood the importance of referrals. In the following slides, I have written various pointers which are helpful while getting them on LinkedIn.
3. Pointers  Finding a job which is suitable according to your skills.  Apply for the job.  Find the people who are in the same domain or same company in which you have applied, and send crisp and informative messages to them.  The message should contain the job description, company URL, your and that people’s common thing — like why are you messaging them, your purpose, your resume, cover letter (if required), etc.  You should be quite active on LinkedIn after you have sent the messages.  Be ready for follow-ups.
4. Pointers (contd.)  You can also contact people who are quite active on LinkedIn even if they are not of your domain, they can also help you a lot.  If by chance, you are not getting any reply from a particular person, even after constant follow-up messages, try contacting other people.  You should not pray in the message.  Beware of typing mistakes especially, in the name of the contact person.  Write the message in a clear manner, it should show all the things that why you are messaging a particular person.  Write and send the complete documents and messages in one go. Don’t wait for a reply for each thing.
5. Conclusion I hope, that if you apply all these steps in your daily life, then they will make your process of getting referrals much easier. Try to get as many referrals as possible!
6. THANKYOU!!! Hope you like it…