This presentation illustrates how to use LinkedIn as a tool to do active (outbound) and passive (inbound) information gathering. While focused on the job search, the practices also can be applied to business competitive intelligence gathering.
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42. Find people who have backgrounds similar to yours. What
Groups do they belong to? Who has viewed their profiles?
Determine who can provide you with the best source of
information about one of your target employers and ask that
person a question through LinkedIn (not through your
personal email account).
Create and moderate a new LinkedIn Group.
Play with LinkedIn Tools
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=tools.
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