Your Connecting Counts
PEOPLE
The number of people you have added to MANGO. Think of this as the number of professional relationships you are creating.
Activity: MANGO counts each time you do an act to seek support, help others, and show gratitude. Every bit counts! Be proud.
GIVING Activities:
- Referrals
- Introductions
- Thank You's
- Sharing Outcomes
SEEKING Activities:
- Request Conversations
- Event Follow Ups
- Get More Help
- Changing Direction
Build Message
Event Follow-Up - Mary MANGO Guide
Salutation
How We Know Each Other
Why the Message
Stay in Touch
Signature Block
2/4 How We Know Each Other: Complete and Save
“We met at the Women in Business event yesterday. I enjoyed hearing about your latest service project.”
Sentence 1: Mention where or how you met.
- “We spoke briefly at the career fair event last night.”
- “Kyle Bristol introduced us at the volunteer event last week.”
- “It was so nice to meet you at the conference on Monday!”
Sentence 2: Identify something that helps them remember you and the conversation.
- “I appreciate the advice you gave me about moving to New Orleans.”
- “I enjoyed hearing about your new job at Cargill.”
- “I enjoyed talking about our mutual love of hiking.”
3/4 Why the Message: Complete and Save
What is a next step you want to take with this contact?
Example prompts:
- “Thanks for the tip on... I already shared it with several friends.”
- “I followed-up on your suggestion to... It worked out great!”
- “I really enjoyed talking with you about...”
- “Good luck on your upcoming (trip, job change, presentation, 10K race, wedding).”
- “After meeting you, I am confident that [this role, company, opportunity] is a great fit for my skills and interest! I appreciate whatever support you can provide (employee) OR I appreciate the opportunity to be considered [Recruiter name].”
- “I want to express my strong interest in joining the xyz team. I hope to be considered for the marketing associate position.”
- “After talking with you, I am even more confident that I am good fit for [this job, your company, this opportunity]. I hope we will have a chance to work together!”
- “Thank you for your offer to refer me to your HR contact! Attached is my resume and contact information. Please let me know if I can provide anything further.”
- “I really appreciate your offer to introduce me to your friend, Jackson Hill. My contact information is below and I will respond quickly once you make the connection for me.”
- “You mentioned an interest in xyz company. I have a friend there that I’d be happy to introduce you to if you have an interest.”
- “I really appreciate your offer to introduce me to your friend, Jackson Hill. My contact information is below and I will respond quickly once you make the connection for me.”
- “You mentioned an interest in xyz company. I have a friend there that I’d be happy to introduce you to if you have an interest.”
- “Here is a link to the [article, event, blog post] that we discussed. I hope you enjoy it.”
- “From our conversation, I thought you might be interested in this [article, book, event, blog post]. It contains useful tips on xyz.”
- “As I mentioned, I am exploring a job at xyz organization. Would you be willing to meet next week to tell me more about your experience working there?” or “Would you be willing to meet next week to tell me what you know about...?”
- “We started talking about xyz topic. Would you be interested in continuing the conversation over coffee next week?”
- “You mentioned xyz and I’d love to know more. Would you be interested in connecting next week to continue the conversation?”
- “I want to mention that I am looking for a data analytics job in a health organization. I welcome any ideas you have that may help me.”
- “As I mentioned, I am looking for a job in the Washington D.C. area. I appreciate any connections there you could help me make.”
- “I am interested in learning more about jobs in the clean energy field. Please let me know if any opportunities or connections come to mind.”
- “I am exploring opportunities to switch from my corporate job to a smaller organization. I welcome any ideas you think would be interesting.”
- “I’m starting to take on freelance jobs. I appreciate any ideas you have to help me build my business.”
4/4 Stay in Touch: Complete and Save
“I am glad we connected, Melina. Let me know if I can help you in some way. I will follow up with a LinkedIn invitation to make it easier for us to stay in touch.”
“Best,”
Offering to help is a great way to encourage them to contact you in the future.
LinkedIn Tip: Business cards get lost, emails change, but LinkedIn usually stays current. Send a LinkedIn connection request. If you are already connected, just omit this sentence.
Event Follow-Up Samples
To: Grace Chen
From: Anabel Huerta
Subject: Nice to meet you, Grace!
Hi Grace,
We met at the Women in Business event yesterday. I enjoyed hearing about your experience working at Vitina Corp.
I really appreciate your offer to introduce me to your friend, Jackson Hill. My contact information is below and I will respond quickly once you make the connection for me.
Please let me know if I can help you in anyway, Grace. I will follow up with a LinkedIn invitation to make it easier for us to stay connected.
Best,
Anabel Huerta
Outreach Coordinator, The Justice Project
Ashmore University, Mass Communications, 2013
[email protected], (612) 111-2222
linkedin.com/in/anabel_huerta
IMPORTANT: Error-Proof Your Message
MANGO helps you build a message, but you’ll want to proof-read and polish it before sending.
Missing text?
We’ll highlight places you may have forgotten to customize suggested text. Just click on any RED FLAGS to edit/correct text.
Proofread?
Does it sound right? Does it make sense? Tweak it or SHARE DRAFT with a friend to get feedback.
Spelling & Grammar?
Fix spelling and grammar errors now or within your email app.
Tip: Many MANGO users have Grammarly, a free browser extension, to find and correct grammar and spelling errors as they build messages. It’s easy to install and works great.
Unresolved errors?
It looks like some information is missing or there could be errors.
Are you sure you want to continue?
Signature Block: Complete and Save
Update My Signature Block
Ending a message with a full signature block make it easy for others to contact you and learn more about you quickly.
Sample Signature Block
Anabel Huerta
Outreach Coordinator, The Justice Project
Ashmore University, 2013
[email protected], (612) 111-2222
linkedin.com/in/anabel_huerta
TIP: Position & Organization
- Include any work-related role
- Can be paid, project, or volunteer roles
- For previous roles, write "Former [title]"
TIP: School Affiliation
School is the most requested info so include yours. This also helps make alumni connections.
