Re: LinkedIn invitations - accept "unpersonalized" ones ?

[John G <john -at- garisons -dot- com>]

So I just got this a minute ago ... I am not accepting this invitation to
connect, though I am tempted to reply "Dear Ms. Laboratory ...":

Hi John,

 I'd like to connect with you on LinkedIn.

Data Conversion Laboratory
<http://www.linkedin.com/e/-a1r606-hxw1r6d8-3p/rso/238602488/8_Ks/name/1698984_I925275536_9/eml-comm_invm-b-name-newinvite/?hs=false&tok=3ydKFYjHw3zCk1>

Data Conversion Laboratory at Data Conversion Laboratory


On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:

> Hey Monique,
>
> I used to be picky about personalized invitations until I started poking
> around on my LinkedIn mobile app. I can send
> requests quickly to anyone at the click of a button and there is NO prompt
> to send personalized message. We should all send a request to LinkedIn
> support asking this option be added to all invitation methods.
>
> After this I decide whether to accept them or not based on their profile's
> relevance to what I do. And I don't add recruiters unless they send me a
> job description or a list of types of positions they specialize in filling
> that relate to what I do.
>
> Hope this helps your men weed out process. Add me!
>
> -Tony
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