At this very moment, you have untapped contacts to add to your network.
You don’t have to put on a suit, or attend an event to connect with these elusive contacts.
Make a list of your family, friends, classmates and colleagues. Review your list. Who have you forgotten?
Have you included your family’s family? For example, have you included your sister’s in-laws or your cousin’s cousins.
Have you included each person’s spouse? It’s far better to send an individual email to each person, than to send one email to a couple. They have individual careers and contacts that may be useful for you. Send each person an individual email and they will each look to their network to see to whom they may be able to introduce you.
Have you reached out to your classmates from high school, college and graduate school? Although you have embarked on different educational paths and careers, you may have contacts and connections that could benefit one another.
You are not the only person seeking to expand his or her network. Your untapped contacts will be glad to hear from you and will be on the lookout for mutually beneficial opportunities.
You may just inspire someone else to improve their networking and reach out to their untapped connections.
