係人都知道同啲network contacts要keep住聯絡，咁當你要搵過份新工或者要搵人幫手嘅時候，就唔會顯得太突兀。

但係，係同某啲人keep contact，口講就易，實質做起上嚟就可以好難。例如你可以影咗一幅相，up上Facebook，IG嘅時候tag一tag嗰個人，等佢知道你都知佢嘅存在，或者佢會肯㩒個like。又或者，當你個上司或者同事升咗職之後，你可以send封email恭喜下佢，而你得到嘅回覆就係一句「Thanks」。咁簡單嘅回覆，對你嚟講可能唔能夠代表住你哋嘅關係好好。咁如果你都知道對方其實係好友善嘅，之不過係唔會想同你傾太多嘅話，你點先可以令到個關係更進一步呢？

近排筆者就發現到一個小秘訣，只係需要兩分鐘，就可以令你係你嘅netwrok入面，是但搵個人都可以覆到你多啲嘢啦，個秘訣係咩？就係send一篇關對方事嘅新聞俾對方睇啦。

例如你可以參考下以下嘅email sample啊。

Hi XXX,
 
Long time no talk. I saw that [對方近排工作上面有咩新消息，例如升職，或者傾成一單大生意之類。], and I wanted to say congratulations!
 
Also, I saw this news story on [報紙名] about [新聞消息]。I know the last time we talked [講下你哋想次見面或者傾計傾過啲咩，點解單新聞又關嗰個人事]。
 
We should get together [講下你想下次幾時約佢出嚟見下]。
 
Best,
[你嗰名]
 
外國職場專欄作家Lily Herman就試過用依個方法啦。佢send咗20封email，然後係一日入面收到10個回覆，另外係成個星期仲收到額外多7個回覆。係依17個回覆入邊，有12個回覆都係可以約到人出嚟見面嘅，咁就證明個效果都唔差啦。佢嘅其中一封email就係咁嘅樣嘅：

Hi Caitlin,
 
Long time no talk. I saw that your company just received a huge grant, and I wanted to say congratulations!

Also, I saw this story on CJR about an amazing eight-year-old journalist. I know the last time we talked you were trying to spotlight more young, aspiring writers, and she seems perfect (and not to mention pretty boss).
We should get together sometime this fall!
 
Best,
Lily
 
點解咁多人鍾意回應依類型嘅email，而唔係其他講下無聊嘢嘅networking email呢？因為封email係非常個人化嘅。人係鍾意覺得其他人關注佢哋，所以當你展示到你對佢哋嘅關心之後，人哋自然就會想覆翻你啦。

所以，當你下次再想send封email，話你「just checking in」嘅時候，可以send 下網絡上嘅其他嘢咁樣。你係幫緊你自己，等更容易收到人哋嘅回覆。
 
資料來源：The Muse