How to use Linkedin
Download as PPT, PDF2 likes887 views
LinkedIn is a business social network with over 43 million professionals from around the world representing 170 industries and 200 countries. Users can find and collaborate with qualified professionals to help accomplish their goals. The document provides tips on how to create a complete profile, build connections, share expertise through answers and groups, and use LinkedIn to develop one's professional brand and network.
How to use Linkedin
- 2. LinkedIn is a business social network. LinkedIn is the business social network. LinkedIn is an interconnected network of professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals. What are ours?
- 3. General Network Information 43M+ professionals Nearly 2M new members join every month, almost 1 per second Over 200 countries, 4 languages, 170 industries Founded in 2003 *Internal Data June ‘09
- 4. Should you care? Google yourself (or senior staff) Then imagine that after a new business meeting, a potential business partner does the same thing. Here’s a senior person at EMA.
- 7. Fill out your LinkedIn profile LinkedIn makes it a little game. Get 100%
- 8. Home Page
- 9. Your Professional Brand- Profile Page Showcase what you’re working on in your status Include a photo of yourself Create a personalized public URL Include link to your company using the words of your company (go to edit websites and choose ‘other’) Showcase your activity, your Twitter feed, delicious feed, Facebook page.
- 10. Your Professional Brand- Profile Page Add Education and work experience to your profile (this is like redoing your resume, takes time, but take the time) Solicit recommendations from past and present colleagues Recommend people you’ve worked with.
- 12. My Network
- 13. Share Your Expertise - Answers
- 14. Share Your Expertise - Answers
- 15. Groups 16 Connect with industry experts and like-minded professionals to gather insight and feedback Follow and share topical news Credibly expand your business network and uncover opportunities 1,000+ groups are created every day with 100,000 users joining at least one group every day
- 16. 16
- 17. Polls 17
- 18. Applications Apps synch with your profile. Slideshare is one such app. My LinkedIn profile has my Slideshare presentations
- 19. Company Page We know about this. Andy updates it. The question is, does your client have one of these?
- 20. Top 10 Tips for Using LinkedIn Share you knowledge in status updates Describe specific work experiences in your profile Choose your public URL and share it on your email signatures Build your network and import your free-mail address book Give and get recommendations from trusted colleagues Find answers to hard questions (and provide answers too) Join relevant groups (alumni or professional groups) Use applications like Slideshare to showcase your knowledge Promote and attend relevant events Visit www.learn.linkedin.com for more tools
- 21. LinkedIn LinkedIn: 67% of users saying they use their profile to “make new business or professional contacts” We should care. Questions? Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey December ‘08