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How to get a referral

Practical, honest advice for candidates and the employees who refer them.

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4 guides about LinkedIn, under 3 minutes

For candidates

Asking well, following up and presenting yourself.

Referral message templates for LinkedIn
Short LinkedIn messages for asking a stranger, a former colleague or an alumnus for a referral.
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A LinkedIn profile checklist before you ask
Make sure the profile your referrer might look at supports your CV.
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Referral requests by email or LinkedIn?
The plain trade-offs between asking by email and asking on LinkedIn, with a short template for each.
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Explaining a career gap
A short, kind guide to describing time away from work plainly, on a CV, on LinkedIn and in a message.
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