Time to get agressive? Is your goal to rack up as many contacts as possible? If so, consider this LinkedIn tip. Add your email address to your last name in your profile. For example, Michael Simmons(mosimmons@yahoo.com) allows anyone to send you a direct connect invitation. LinkedIn figures that if they have your email address they know you well enough to make the request. You can always put the smack down on any requests you get, but consider the implications of denial after denial after denial. You might get a reputation.
FYI: People with fewer than five connections are 34 times less likely to get job offers than those with 20 or more. I’m just going to trust Guy on that factoid.
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