Reply to a Networking Message From a Stranger
Respond helpfully to cold outreach.
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Help me reply to a message from someone I do not know. Their message: [PASTE_MESSAGE]. What I know about them (verified): [WHAT_I_KNOW]. How much time I can give: [TIME_AVAILABLE]. What I am willing to do (answer questions by email, a short call, an introduction, a pointer to resources): [WHAT_I_WILL_DO]. Draft replies for these decisions: 1. Happy to help with a call: propose two times, state the length, and ask them to send three questions beforehand. 2. Answer by email: give a concise, useful answer to their questions and invite follow-up. 3. Redirect to resources: link to or name a book, article, community, or person (with permission) that fits. 4. Politely decline: brief, kind, and clear, with an optional alternative. 5. Suspicious message: when the message looks like phishing, a scam, or spam, reply with no information and suggest verifying their identity first. Provide a checklist of red flags (requests for money, urgency, mismatched email domains, vague flattery, requests for personal data). Keep each reply under 100 words and respectful. Add a reusable template to set boundaries about how I handle such requests (for example office hours), and advice about not sharing confidential information. Do not invent facts about the sender.
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