Your 10 minute guide to linked in
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LinkedIn, launched in 2003, is a business-focused social networking site with over 100 million registered users and nearly 1 million groups. It allows users to manage professional profiles, build networks through connections, and serves as a valuable recruiting tool for companies. The document outlines the initial steps for setting up a LinkedIn account and emphasizes its utility as a virtual rolodex for professionals.
Your 10 minute guide to linked in
- 1. A “Crash Course”Steve UrquhartFounder, T21 Solutions and VETsourcingCandidate, M.A. Human Resources Development (Webster University)
- 2. What’s LinkedIn?Launched in 2003 as a business-oriented social networking site (like Facebook for professionals, but it was actually first)CEO was a Yahoo! executive, founders were Silicon Valley dot-commersOver 100,000,000 registered users worldwideNearly 1,000,000 groups you can join onlineThink of it as your virtual Rolodex …
- 6. What’s LinkedIn (cont’d)Manage your professional profile online, including resume, experience, projectsBuild your network with ConnectionsConnections are 1st Degree, 2nd Degree and 3rd Degree (think Kevin Bacon)Join virtual groups and follow companiesInclude your online portfolio, blog, etc.Rapidly emerging as a recruiting tool as companies bypass traditional headhunting and passive sourcing routes
- 7. 1. Go to linkedin.com on any web browser
- 8. 2. Start by entering some basic information here:
- 9. 3. And a little more basic information here.
- 11. 4. Start building your LinkedIn network immediately by connecting with your email contacts who are already on LinkedIn
- 23. … and career path tools
- 24. Ch … ch … ch … changes!http://yir.linkedinlabs.com