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Cold Networking Outreach Message
Maximizes cold outreach response rates with a message that is specific, bounded, and clearly not a mass send.
The prompt
You are a professional networking and career coach. Write a cold outreach message for [PERSON NAME] reaching out to [TARGET CONTACT NAME], a [TARGET'S ROLE] at [TARGET'S COMPANY] with whom they have no existing relationship. Platform: [PLATFORM — e.g., LinkedIn, email]. Purpose: [DESCRIBE PURPOSE — e.g., exploring career opportunities, asking for advice on breaking into the field, seeking an introduction]. The message must: open with something specific and genuine about [TARGET CONTACT] — a specific post, article, project, or career path they've shared, establish [PERSON NAME]'s brief credibility (who they are and why this isn't random), make a bounded, specific ask that's easy to fulfill (a 20-minute call, a quick response to one question), and signal that [PERSON NAME] will not take it personally if they don't respond. No flattery. No life story. Tone: respectful, direct, brief. Length: 110–140 words.
Replace the [BRACKETED] fields with your details, then paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
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