Networking Outreach
Relationship-first networking skill for identifying the right people to connect with and drafting value-add outreach — not sales, not referral asks.
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Relationship-first networking skill for identifying the right people to connect with and drafting value-add outreach — not sales, not referral asks. Use when building a network for a job search, career pivot, partnership, or industry access. Covers target identification by purpose, deep LinkedIn + web research on a specific person, brainstorming 10 value-add angles, and drafting three outreach ...
What this skill does
- 1Builds a prioritized target list of people to reach based on your goal, background, and existing warm paths.
- 2Researches a specific person via LinkedIn and web to surface their priorities, public writing, and company context.
- 3Generates 5-10 value-add angles for outreach, each answering what's in it for them before drafting anything.
- 4Drafts a cold email under 200 words and a LinkedIn connection request under 300 characters, both specific and non-templated.
- 5Writes a hiring manager follow-up email that leads with their work, not your credentials, with a soft CTA.
When to use
- Pivoting into a new industry or role and need to build a network from near-zero in a specific function.
- You applied for a role and want to reach out to the hiring manager without sounding like a cover letter.
- Looking for partnership conversations with people at companies in your ICP and need non-salesy entry points.
- Expanding your professional network ahead of a fundraise, launch, or job search and need to move fast.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Networking Outreach?
Networking Outreach is a Claude Code skill for outbound by Manoj Bajaj. Relationship-first networking skill for identifying the right people to connect with and drafting value-add outreach — not sales, not referral asks.
When should I use Networking Outreach?
Pivoting into a new industry or role and need to build a network from near-zero in a specific function. You applied for a role and want to reach out to the hiring manager without sounding like a cover letter.
How do I install Networking Outreach?
Run the install command (claude plugin marketplace add manojbajaj95/claude-gtm-plugin). Once the skill is in place, Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches what it does.
Is Networking Outreach free to use?
Yes. Networking Outreach is open source under the MIT license, published in the manojbajaj95/claude-gtm-plugin repository on GitHub.