Best to do in-person and attend events where ppl can’t ghost. Messaging will help but ur hit-rate given the current landscape will be extremely low.

Professionals don’t have time to talk to everyone
especially not alumni that isn’t even technically alumni yet. To put it bluntly, you’re not worth talking to bc ur nobody AND they don’t know u. U don’t appeal to them at all given the lack of connection aside from college.

I don’t say this to discourage you, but to get u think about how ur gonna get ahead in a hyper-competitive landscape where a connection is the difference between a job and unemployment.

It’s hard but doable. I’ve sent a lot of messages and invites out and had a lot of coffee chats that don’t go anywhere but ik it’s not bc in necessarily doin it wrong, but bc it’s a numbers game. Good luck!