Using LinkedIn in your Job Search => Groups benefits Daulton West, Jr. Oct 3, 2009

Benefits of joining groups Check tabs - Overview, Discussions, News, Jobs, Updates, Members Network - build relationships / wide network Status updates - very useful information Events - what others attending, upcoming? Groups - what are others joining?

Check tabs - Overview, Discussions, News, Jobs, Updates, Members

Network - build relationships / wide network

Status updates - very useful information

Events - what others attending, upcoming?

Groups - what are others joining?

Benefits of joining groups Join groups with others of similar interests - “connect” / not “collect”, a wider base of contacts Start a group - share information, generate more contacts, build brand awareness

Join groups with others of similar interests - “connect” / not “collect”, a wider base of contacts

Start a group - share information, generate more contacts, build brand awareness

Groups I have joined or created Joined about.com Career Change Central Career Prospectors IT Careers in Richmond, VA Job Search Online SpinStrategy Success Networking Virginia Career Network Created Richmond Ski Club (for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts)

Joined

about.com

Career Change Central

Career Prospectors

IT Careers in Richmond, VA

Job Search Online

SpinStrategy

Success Networking

Virginia Career Network

Created

Richmond Ski Club (for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts)

Tips – Join groups, start a discussion, answer a question, post a job / news article Take an interest in others, find a similar hobby or something in common, get to know people (Ex: Alison Doyle and I share a passion for snow skiing ) Offer your services, volunteer, follow people in your locality or industry Interact: share your knowledge, provide a tip, share what you read on the web Don’t just build a profile and wait for jobs / others to come to you, be an “active” group member, and think “what value can I add today”? If you make yourself valuable / memorable, others will want to make you a part of their network and follow you

Join groups, start a discussion, answer a question, post a job / news article

Take an interest in others, find a similar hobby or something in common, get to know people (Ex: Alison Doyle and I share a passion for snow skiing )

Offer your services, volunteer, follow people in your locality or industry

Interact: share your knowledge, provide a tip, share what you read on the web

Don’t just build a profile and wait for jobs / others to come to you, be an “active” group member, and think “what value can I add today”?

If you make yourself valuable / memorable, others will want to make you a part of their network and follow you

Tips - cont’d Become a source of cutting edge information and share it with others Attend network meetings to get face-to-face time to strengthen online contacts Make yourself easy to find, remember, differentiate yourself (include phone #, email) Be a matchmaker, share contacts / information, build your network Maintain your network: staying in touch is more important than the original connection Find a way to add value, help others - comments turn into phone calls, phone calls turn into relationships

Become a source of cutting edge information and share it with others

Attend network meetings to get face-to-face time to strengthen online contacts

Make yourself easy to find, remember, differentiate yourself (include phone #, email)

Be a matchmaker, share contacts / information, build your network

Maintain your network: staying in touch is more important than the original connection

Find a way to add value, help others - comments turn into phone calls, phone calls turn into relationships

Tips - cont’d Occasionally mention what steps you’re taking in your job search by updating your status in LinkedIn and other social media. (*You will be more effective if you offer frequent tips to help others also in job transition. Avoid a self-promoting tone and don’t SPAM people daily with a blatant “I need a job” type message) Link your LinkedIn profile to Facebook and Twitter (use the “Holy Grail” of LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook to promote your brand and reference your LinkedIn profile)

Occasionally mention what steps you’re taking in your job search by updating your status in LinkedIn and other social media. (*You will be more effective if you offer frequent tips to help others also in job transition. Avoid a self-promoting tone and don’t SPAM people daily with a blatant “I need a job” type message)

Link your LinkedIn profile to Facebook and Twitter (use the “Holy Grail” of LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook to promote your brand and reference your LinkedIn profile)

Name Daulton West, Jr. Location Richmond, Va Website - http://asocialmediachampion4u.com Bio Social Media Strategist, Webmaster, Reporter for Examiner, Marketing 2.0, Branding 2.0, Web 2.0 coach / trainer, social networker / music trivia for fun Following 297 Followers 830 Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/dwestjr Twitter - http://twitter.com/dwestjr - http://www.linkedin.com/in/daultonwestjr

Wrap Up Q & A Contact me Daulton West, Jr. Social Media Strategist / Webmaster / IT Professional Website - http://asocialmediachampion4u.com Information Systems Director Richmond Ski Club - http://www.richmondskiclub.org/ [email_address] (804) 270-6147

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Contact me

Daulton West, Jr.

Social Media Strategist / Webmaster / IT Professional

Website - http://asocialmediachampion4u.com

Information Systems Director

Richmond Ski Club - http://www.richmondskiclub.org/

[email_address]

(804) 270-6147