How to Find the Right LinkedIn Contacts and Get Responses to Your Messages

With more than 14 million jobs posted, 1.9 million talent professionals searching for candidates, and someone hired every 15 seconds, LinkedIn is THE professional platform for your job search and long-term career management.

Even with all the opportunity that abounds on LinkedIn, it can be a challenge to find the right contacts and get responses to your messages. So today I want to share with you how to find helpful connections — whether that’s someone in a similar industry, a key decision-maker, or a recruiter — and how to get responses to your messages so they don’t go unanswered.

How to Find the Right Contacts on LinkedIn

When searching for a new connection or a decision-maker, the first place you want to start is the LinkedIn search bar.

The search bar

You can search by keyword, name, company, or any variation. If you don’t know the person’s name but you know their company, you can search for the job title and company name.