While using your LinkedIn profile and exploring other LinkedIn users, it is likely that you come across a person who you might find interesting. Since it is indecent to send an inbox message or connection request to any stranger, you might want to get introduced to the target person before you can connect with him/her.
LinkedIn helps you in getting introduced with a stranger by allowing you to request your mutual connection to introduce you with that person. In order to request an introduction, the person of your interest must be your 2[super]nd[/super] or 3[super]rd[/super] degree LinkedIn connection. (A connection who is connected to any of your connections (2[super]nd[/super] degree connection), or a connection who is added as a connection to someone who is further added as your connection (3[super]rd[/super] degree connection).)
The process given below explains how you can request an introduction with any of your 2[super]nd[/super] or 3[super]rd[/super] degree LinkedIn connections:
- Sign-in to your LinkedIn account using any web browser.
- On the Home page, search and locate the target user with whom you want to get introduced to. (E.g. Vivek Nayyar in this demonstration)
- On the target user’s profile, click the down arrow button from the upper section.
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- From the available list, click the Get introduced option.
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- On the Inbox interface, click the Who should make the introduction drop-down list.
- From the displayed connections list, select the mutual connection through which you want to get introduced with the target user.
- In the description field, type the message/reason for the requested introduction.
- Finally click the Ask for an introduction button from the bottom to make a request for the introduction.


