What’s Your LinkedIn Turn-Off?

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฒ, ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€.

Iโ€™ve spent 10+ years building real relationships here, celebrating birthdays, job wins, new beginnings with personal messages, not just lazy likes.

Sometimes Iโ€™ve reached out 5, 6, even 7 times… and nothing.

No reply, no acknowledgment. Just silence. And thatโ€™s okay. Life gets busy.

But then suddenly, boom, I get a message:

โ€œHi Heidi, Iโ€™m urgently looking for a new opportunity. Can you help?โ€

Hereโ€™s the kicker that many forget:

You never know who can open a door for you or help you take a massive step up.

Every connection has potential. Treat people that way.

Letโ€™s be real: itโ€™s 2025.

Networking is not just about asking.

Itโ€™s about showing up, giving back, and building trust.

Basic decency matters.

A reply, a thank-you, a human moment thatโ€™s the new currency.

Itโ€™s not your headline that moves mountains.

Itโ€™s the impression you leave when youโ€™re not asking for anything.