For the Member
What do you want your network to help you accomplish?
Every one of these starts the same way: you describe the goal, and Scout works out who in your communities is worth reaching and why.
Common objectives
Six things members ask for.
Find someone who has done it before
- The objective
You are facing a decision or a move that someone in your communities has already made.
- What Scout looks for
Members whose experience matches the specific situation, not just the job title.
- The next step
A short conversation with someone who has been where you are.
Get a warm introduction
- The objective
There is a person or organization you want to reach, and a cold message is unlikely to land.
- What Scout looks for
The members who connect you to them, ranked by how strong each path actually is.
- The next step
An introduction from the person best placed to make it, with context on both sides.
Explore a career or industry
- The objective
You are considering a field you have not worked in and want an honest picture of it.
- What Scout looks for
Members working in that field now, especially ones who moved into it from where you are.
- The next step
A few conversations that tell you what the role is actually like.
Find a mentor
- The objective
You want ongoing guidance from someone a few steps ahead of you.
- What Scout looks for
Members whose experience fits your goals and who have said they are open to mentoring.
- The next step
An introduction framed around what you are hoping to learn.
Hire or get hired
- The objective
You are filling a role, or looking for one, and want a warmer route than the open market.
- What Scout looks for
Members with relevant experience, and the shared affiliation that makes the approach welcome.
- The next step
A referral or a conversation that starts with something already in common.
Reconnect with your communities
- The objective
You have drifted from a community you value and want a reason to be in it again.
- What Scout looks for
People and openings that match where you are now, not where you were when you joined.
- The next step
A way back in that is useful to you rather than another event invitation.
What they share
Different goals, the same mechanism.
None of these is a different product.
In each one you describe an objective, Scout reasons over the communities you belong to, and you decide which of the people it surfaces are worth reaching.
What changes is what counts as relevant.
The shared affiliation underneath is what makes any of it more than a search result.
Bring us the thing you are actually trying to do.
Scout works through the organizations you belong to.
Start by finding yours.