Social Networking: Linkedin The benefits, consequences, and responsibilities of networking through Linkedin By Jenna Moore

Overview What Linkedin can do for you Getting started- Connections Recommendations Building a public profile/resume Be Warned-Consequences Job leads and other messages Managing your contacts

What Linkedin can do for you

Getting started- Connections

Recommendations

Building a public profile/resume

Be Warned-Consequences

Job leads and other messages

Managing your contacts

What Linkedin Can Do for You Keep you connected to former colleagues, current colleagues, and other professional associates Display your resume and profile to potential employers or clients Showcase your skills and professional reputation

Keep you connected to former colleagues, current colleagues, and other professional associates

Display your resume and profile to potential employers or clients

Showcase your skills and professional reputation

Getting Started-Connections Search Options Contact Name Company Name Dump your address book Advanced Search Invitations and contact settings

Search Options

Contact Name

Company Name

Dump your address book

Advanced Search

Invitations and contact settings

Recommendations Like all endorsements, recommendations from colleagues and supervisors boosts your professional reputation on Linkedin. It also gets you closer to “completing your network.” Requesting an endorsement should be approached with the same professional courtesy online as in person. Endorsements Higher Ratings & New Leads New Jobs or Clients Excellent Work Performance

Like all endorsements, recommendations from colleagues and supervisors boosts your professional reputation on Linkedin.

It also gets you closer to “completing your network.”

Requesting an endorsement should be approached with the same professional courtesy online as in person.

Building Your Public Profile Like a resume You decide how much to show You decide who sees it Maintain your profile The Service Provider Directory

Like a resume

You decide how much to show

You decide who sees it

Maintain your profile

The Service Provider Directory

Maintaining Your Profile

Warnings and Consequences Keep it professional Keep it updated-An outdated profile is a bad as an outdated resume, especially when everyone can see it. Know your connections

Keep it professional

Keep it updated-An outdated profile is a bad as an outdated resume, especially when everyone can see it.

Know your connections

Using Network Messages You can send messages to all or some of the contacts in your network Send and receive: Job leads Requests for expertise Other alerts and questions

You can send messages to all or some of the contacts in your network

Send and receive:

Job leads

Requests for expertise

Other alerts and questions

Managing Contacts New contacts from companies New contacts added by your current contacts Stay in touch Search for new contacts periodically

New contacts from companies

New contacts added by your current contacts

Stay in touch

Search for new contacts periodically