SCENARIO: I need a job, preferably in a certain field. Multiple people (at least six) tell me "contact Dr. A." One of them says, "I told Dr. A about your situation and she says you should talk to her about finding a job. Here's her number." I don't know the social etiquette here.

WHAT DO I DO?

You ever meet new people at a shabbos meal and you mention a hot button issue and they say "oh, you know InternetFamousPerson, he talks about that," and you say, "yeah, but he's kind of a weirdo, right?" but they know him IRL, not from the Internet...