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Subject line: Interest in XYZ Company Software Engineering Internship

^{Hi Jack,}

^{My name is Sarah and I'm a junior at UConn interested in Software Engineering. I am planning to apply for an internship at XYZ Company, and I was wondering if you might have a few minutes to talk about your experience at the company. I see you’ve been working there for 8 years, and I’d love to know what has made you enjoy working for XYZ Company so much! I also noticed that you were an RA when you were in college, which I’m doing too. It would be great to connect about that as well. Thanks a lot and I look forward to hearing from you.}

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^{Take care,}

^{Sarah Smith}

‍LinkedIn connection message

^{Hi Jack! My name is Sarah and I'm a junior at Penn UConn interested in Software Engineering. I am planning to apply for an internship at Microsoft, and I was wondering if you might have a few minutes to talk about your experience at the company. Thanks a lot!}

‍Alumni connection

^{Hi Jack!}

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^{My name is Sarah and I'm a junior at UConn interested in Software Engineering. I am planning to apply for an internship at Microsoft, and I was wondering if you might have a few minutes to talk about your experience at the company.}

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^{I see you’ve been working there for 8 years, and I’d love to know what has made you enjoy working for Microsoft so much! I also saw on your profile that you double majored in Computer Science and Economics, and I’m considering that path too. It would be great to get your thoughts on how to balance both interests, and I bet you have some great stories from Professor Nelson’s seminars (I haven’t been lucky enough to take one yet).}

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^{On another note, I noticed that you were an RA for Carlson House when you were at UConn. I am the current RA there, and enjoying it greatly. It would be awesome to connect about that as well}

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^{Thanks a lot and I look forward to hearing from you!}

^{Sarah Smith}

‍Personal Connection (Distant)

^{Hi Jack,}

^{I hope you’re doing well! My uncle suggested that I reach out to you because I told him that I’m planning to apply for an internship at Microsoft.}

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^{I was wondering if you'd have a few minutes to talk about your experience at the company. I see you’ve been working there for 8 years, and I’d love to know what has made you enjoy working for Microsoft so much.}

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^{Just for a little background about me, I’m currently a junior at UConn and I’m very interested in Software Engineering.}

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^{Thanks a lot and I look forward to hearing from you!}

^{Sarah Smith}

‍Personal Connection (Closer)

^{Hey Mike,}

^{I hope you’ve been doing well since I saw you in the spring!}

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^{I’m looking for a Software Engineering Internship for next summer, and I’m really excited to apply to Apple’s program.}

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^{I was wondering if you’d have a few minutes to talk about your experience at Apple. If you could connect me to any recruiters or hiring managers you know, that would be awesome too.}

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^{Let me know if that’s possible, and I’m looking forward to catching up!}

^{Sarah Smith}

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