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Mutual connection

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, mutual connection means: A professional contact shared by two people.

In Turkish: ortak mesleki bağlantı

How it is used

Use to explain a shared professional link, without assuming the person endorses you.

Example sentences

  1. A mutual connection introduced me to the laboratory manager.

    A shared contact can provide an introduction between two people.

  2. I mentioned our mutual connection when requesting a short career conversation.

    The shared link supplies context for an initial approach.

Common collocations

  • have a mutual connection
  • introduction through a mutual connection
  • connectionA person you are linked to in your professional network, especially someone you have added on LinkedIn.
  • networkingMeeting and keeping in contact with people who work in your field, so that you can share information and hear about opportunities.

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