RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH, POLITICAL PARTY, SOCIAL CLUB OR FRATERNITY OR SORORITY
HOW TO CREATE A LIST OF WARM CONTACTS
Usually when you are looking for a gig, you would ask for help from family and friends. You would contact these people to ask for information on current job openings, business opportunities and tips.
Your family, relatives and friends belong to your warm contact list. The warm contact list is the list of people with whom you have or had some personal association. A former classmate, officemate or neighbor may belong to your warm contact list.
The main advantage with a warm list is that you already have some sort of connection with the people on the list. Thus, they are more inclined to help you should you ask for help.
Who may be included in your warm contact list? Here are a number of selections.
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
These people are always willing to help you in your gig search or business venture.
They will be able to provide you information if they have some, or refer you to trustworthy people who will be able to help you. If they will introduce you to some of their contacts, they can surely provide honest information to you regarding the person you are going to associate with.
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH, POLITICAL PARTY, SOCIAL CLUB OR FRATERNITY OR SORORITY
You probably did not expect it, but people who share the same faith, beliefs or hobbies may also help you with finding a job. You may have a different career from theirs, but they might know somebody who is in the same field or will be able to help you in your career.
However, depending on your level of association with them, they may think twice about giving their opinion or thoughts about their contacts. Their opinion can sometimes help you in making a strategy on how to approach and ask for help from their contacts.
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