Building your LinkedIn network is a great way to stay in touch with alumni, colleagues, and recruiters, as well as connect with new, professional opportunities. A primary email address is mandatory to send invitations. Members become 1st-degree connections when they accept your invitation.
First-degree connections are given access to any information you’ve displayed on your profile. To ensure an optimal site experience, LinkedIn members can have a maximum of 30,000 1st-degree connections.
There are several ways to connect with people on LinkedIn:
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Member's profile - Click or tap the Connect button on their profile page.
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Search results page - Click Connect to the right of the member's information.
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My Network page - Accept pending invitations.
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People you may know - Click or tap the Connect button below the member's name.
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Leverage Connections - Ask a mutual connection to help you connect. Send a message to your existing network asking who can help you connect to a 2nd-degree connection.
Notes:
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Your LinkedIn account may be temporarily restricted from sending invitations if members report invites as spam.
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You will be asked How do you know [member name]? when you send a connection request. And if you select the option, We don’t know each other, you’ll be prompted to send them a message first, to establish a relationship. This could even mean sending them an InMail message based on their messaging settings.
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