Using LinkedIn for your job search

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Again, a 30-minute presentation, this time on using LinkedIn for your job search if you've never used the service before.

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Using LinkedIn for your job search

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Looking for a job can feel likeyou’re being asked to do the

IMPOSSIBLE

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They say it’s all who you know – networking.

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LinkedIn was created to help.

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What is LinkedIn?

• A professional networking site• Relies on individual and company profiles• Over 43 million members from over 200

countries• Membership includes executives from

every Fortune 500 company

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MySpace

Facebook

Other social networks

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What makes LinkedIn different?

• Professional, for business.• Not the place for vacation pictures or

cutesy avatars.• Connect only with people you know and

trust, or people in the networks of those you know and trust.

• Ask for introductions, instead of direct contact.

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Is LinkedIn worth it?

• In a poll of 100 hiring managers conducted early this year, 75% said they used LinkedIn to check the backgrounds of potential new hires.

• 66% said they used LinkedIn to identify candidates for open positions.

Data accessed at http://www.jumpstartsocialmedia.com/pressrelease02.htm on July 16, 2009

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Using LinkedIn

• Sign up is easy – Just give your name, and email address and create a password

• Then add where you work

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Import your contacts

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Complete your LinkedIn profile

• LinkedIn says that users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to get job offers!

• Complete profiles also show up higher in LinkedIn search results.

• Upload your resume to get started

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Complete your LinkedIn profile

• Add a professional picture.

• Get recommendations from at least 3 colleagues.

• Recommendations should be brief, and are easy to request using LinkedIn tools.

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Basic job search

• From your home page, click the triangle by Search People and change it to Search Jobs.

• Search by company, position, location

• Returns results from LinkedIn and the internet (via SimplyHired).

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Jobs page

• Or just click Jobs at the top of the page for the LinkedIn Jobs Home.

• The number of LinkedIn job postings for N.C. and S.C. may be small, so be sure to check the Web listings too.

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Job search results

LinkedIn results SimplyHired results

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Once you’ve found the listing

• Apply!• But before you do

that, look for inside connections to the company.

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This is the power of the network

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Which brings us to …

connections.

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Connections

• Connections are an important way to grow your LinkedIn network.

• I only need one introduction to talk to someone in HR!

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When I click “Get introduced,” I’ll see …

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A simple form to ask for the intro

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Or, a job might find you

• HR reps and professional recruiters use LinkedIn too.

• Make sure they can find you!• Tip: In the “specialties” area

at the bottom of your profile summary, include key words, industry slang and jargon that will help flag you if a recruiter searches for those terms.

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or maybe …

it’s the hidden

job market

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The hidden job market

• Jobs that will be available soon.• Jobs that might never be publically

posted.• Problems a company needs solved.

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Work your network

• To access the hidden job market, use your network.

• Search for contacts from old positions and employers, schools and so on.

• Look for people you can be introduced to at your dream companies or doing your dream job.

• Let people know you are looking for a job!

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Work “backward” as well

• Find people who hold (or held) your dream job. – What jobs did they previously hold? – What jobs did they move on to? – What skills do they have that you lack?

• Connect to them for career advice, the scoop on who to talk to and what to say.

• Find people with your skills and experience. What are their current positions?

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Or your dream company

• Use the Companies search to get the scoop on where you want to work.

• Look for info about executives, recent promotions and new hires.

• Then, look for people you are connected to, or can be introduced to.

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LinkedIn Groups

• Use Groups to expand your network.• Groups fall into three main types:

– Job search groups– Job placement groups– Career-specific groups

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LinkedIn Groups

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LinkedIn Groups

• First, read the group rules and previous discussions!

• Look for places where you can add valuable advice and insight.

• Ask good questions.• Don’t fill up the board with “me too”

comments.

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LinkedIn Groups

• Some groups do more than others.• If it seems like a good fit with the group,

consider a posting describing yourself and your job search – be specific about what you want to do!

• Check to see if your groups have larger independent websites you can join.

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Think we’ve milked LinkedIn for all it’s

worth?

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Think again.

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Personal development

• Using LinkedIn to boost your skill set• Get yourself introduced to people with

your chosen skill – speaking fluent business Spanish, for example – and find out how they learned. How do they recommend you learn?

• Join groups and discussions on the subject.

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Mobile LinkedIn

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Helpful learning tools

• LinkedIn Learning Center - http://learn.linkedin.com– Training (webinars, modules) – Jobs

• LinkedIn Blog - http://blog.linkedin.com/• What’s new at LinkedIn -

http://learn.linkedin.com/whats-new/

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Non-LinkedIn sources

• Books• Go to any search engine and look for

“LinkedIn tips” • Look for LinkedIn experts

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We wish you great successusing LinkedIn.