Since, in most cases, you are able to see the «connections» of your connections (called «second degree» contacts), the site provides an opportunity to expand your network of professional contacts by requesting introductions to other users, inviting other users to become «first degree» connections, or contacting other users via LinkedIn's email system (
called InMail).
Not exact matches
If you are in the habit of cold -
calling or cold - emailing, using
InMail is better — LinkedIn claims that
InMail performs 30 % better than regular email, and since it is sent through LinkedIn, it won't get caught in a spam filter.
A brief
InMail, email or phone
call takes one minute.
The Bottom Line: A free account is great if you don't anticipate conducting virtual «cold
calls» using
InMail to build your medical sales network.
If you are searching for candidates in any kind of market where their market competition chances are your
inmail / email / phone
call / IM / poke / @reply / fork then it is falling into a large bucket of cold lifeless reach outs from other recruiters.