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Fellow {{school}} alum reaching out

Connecting with someone from the same university or program

Subject line

{{school}} alum here — would love to connect

Email body

Hi {{first_name}},

I noticed we're both {{school}} alums and thought I'd reach out. It's always great to connect with fellow graduates doing interesting work in {{industry}}.

I'm currently {{your_role}} at {{your_company}}. Would you be open to a brief virtual coffee sometime?

{{signature}}

Variables

{{first_name}}

Prospect's first name

{{school}}

Replace with your school

{{industry}}

Prospect's industry vertical

{{your_role}}

Replace with your your role

{{your_company}}

Replace with your your company

{{signature}}

Your email signature

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Alumni networks are warm intros — use the shared connection without being presumptuous.

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