Connect through invitation requests
  • Send invitations to others to join your network and they can choose to accept or not.  You may also receive invitations from others to connect with them.
  • If they accept or you accept, that person is directly connected to you and this is termed a 1st-degree connection.  You will then have the ability to send them a message through the LinkedIn messaging feature.
  • You might also see 2nd-degree connections.  These are people who are connected to your 1st-degree connections.  Your 1st-degree connection can help to introduce you or you can send an invitation to connect directly.
Start Connecting
  • Identify someone you know, like a colleague, then in the Search field type in their name. Once you find your colleague, click on the blue CONNECT button. A popup window will appear, click on ADD A NOTE.
  • ALWAYS personalize your invitations by using the "Add a Note" feature to customize your invitation. This step is absolutely essential, much like dialing a number of someone you've never met and failing to introduce yourself first.
  • Useful tip: LinkedIn will provide suggestions for people to connect with in the My Network section. But If you click on the CONNECT button on the person's profile in this section, you will NOT be able to personalize your connection request. It's better to use the method above so that you can personalize your request. 

Connect With Alumni
  • In the Search field, type in Royal Roads University. Once you find Royal Roads' page, on the left hand side navigation menu, click on ALUMNI. 
  • Here you can see criteria specific to a schools' alumni: where they live, where they work, what they do, what they studied, what they are skilled at, and how you are connected, then you can click on specific identifiers within each of the categories to narrow your results.
  • Useful Tip: Once you identify an alumni whom you want to connect with, search the alumni via the Search field so that you can use the CONNECT button and personalize your connection invitation.

Last modified: Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 5:02 PM