Using LinkedIn for

Business or Your Career - Part 2

The Basics for Beginners

I. Some Statistics

• Site launched in May of 2003• Stock went public in May ‘11 and the price more than doubles• LinkedIn is the #1 social networking site for

professionals (as of 8/4/11)

• Over 120 million members worldwide –

joining at a rate faster than two new members per second• 75 of the Fortune 100 companies use LinkedIn as part of their

hiring solution

II. Sending invitations

Recommendation - don’t send out “template” invitations.

Take some time to think about why you are requesting a connection

and write a brief personal noteto ensure more responses.

You’ll receive two emails; 1 in the LinkedIn inbox & 1 in personal email

Name Subject Date

III. Asking for recommendations

Step 1 provides a

dropdown list of your

jobs.

In Step 2, type the

name(s) of your

connections. So add

these first BEFORE

asking for recos.

Step 3 is the message

area. Make it good!

IV. Using the search feature

Advanced search offers filters for:

Relationship, Groups, Seniority Level, Interests, Language, Years of Experience, Recently Joined, Company Size, Job Function, and Industry.

V. LinkedIn Groups

If you’re not a member of any associations, many companies, networking organizations, and Meetups have groups on the site.

VI. Posting questions in the Answer Center

1) You can ask questions on a range of topics fromAdministration to Using LinkedIn.

2) Also, you can browse or search for questions that have already been answered.

3) As people in your network ask questions,they will show up on the next page.

X. Q & A

Time for Questions

Additional Resources

http://learn.linkedin.com

http://www.linkedin.com/answers?categoryHome=&category=ULI

http://www.socialquickstarter.com

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