Online Marketing Professional
How to reject an application without hurting the feelings LinkedIn?
A close friend of ex-con, ex-junkie boyfriend (no kidding) invited me to connect on LinkedIn. I work in Online Marketing, as well as profiles that are an important part of my job unfairly (I get dozens of click-throughs a day, unfortunately) … can not afford to have a link to a perpetual graduate student with a bad reputation in my page! I would never recommend this type to work in a million years, and I do not want to be associated with him in implementing … you get the picture. I was hoping just to ignore it and say "Oh, I can not check it old, "but it's been bothering me about it, like his girlfriend (my friend). I'm at a loss for how to decrease touch … I can not even reaching a lie. Something like "This is for professional references only," sounds a bit mean … Right? What would you like to listen in this situation? I would like to maintain the relationship without harming the professional profile ….
How about this: "I get dozens of mouse world one day, unfortunately, and I have to be careful of which I am associated with professionally. My accounts are reviewed periodically to personal content and know it will understand the truth behind resoning even with my professional references for people who only know of my profession. I can not even put my mother in there! So What more do you want to talk? "Quit and not revisit the conversation. If brought back, then tell them that you are really surprised that would put his professional reputation on the line when you made it clear he is against the rules of his work that everyone in your business is expected to respect. Then ask again, what more do you want to speak because the issue is closed. It may be polite but firm. He smiles when talking about it! No sewing stressed fair and factual issue and act as if you just know that they will understand. Period. So what more do you want to talk …. What about the Dodgers?
