📩 4 Proven Job Search Strategies to Land your Target Job

Leverage LinkedIn + get responses ✅

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Jean Kang
July 03, 2023

Getting ghosted by your coffee chat DMs?

Chances are you’re doing it the wrong way.

Today, I’ll share 4 ways to target the right people (and get responses).

Let’s dive in.

1/ Find PgMs in your network

  1. Type “program manager” in the search bar

  2. Click “People” + Select 1st degree connection

  3. Add specific “Locations” if you’d like

2/ Find PgMs at your current company

  1. Add your “Current Company

  2. Show results

Add your company ex. Figma

3/ Find PgMs at your previous company

  1. Click “All Filters”

  2. Add your Past Company, “Pinterest”

    Add your past company, “Pinterest'“

4/ Find PgMs at your target company + went to same school as you

  1. Add Current Company, I typed in “Google”

  2. Click “All filters”

  3. Add your school

  4. Show results

  5. You narrowed searches from 1,700 to 74!

Select your school / university

5/ Send a personalized connection request

Hey [Name]!

I hope you're doing awesome! I recently came across your [mutual interest / shared connection / post], and I have to say, it's incredibly inspiring to see you make moves in the tech industry!

I understand you're probably swamped, but I was wondering if you'd be up for a quick 15-minute coffee chat. I'd love to hear more about your journey and get your advice on making a similar pivot myself.

Let me know if you have a slot available in the next 2-3 weeks. If I don't hear back, no worries at all! Have an amazing week ahead!

[Your name]

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