1. How to Use LinkedIn In Your
Job Search
By Kenneth Yee

2. What We Will Do
 Define social networking
 Create or edit your LinkedIn profile
 Find other contacts
 Find companies

3. Creating Your Personal Brand
 Define who you are on the Internet
 Become recognized as an expert on a
subject
 Be found on Google
 Have a blog
 Belong to social networks

4. Social Networking
 Social networking is a community of
people
 Fastest growing part of the Internet
 LinkedIn is a social network
 Other social networks include Facebook,
MySpace and others

5. Linkedin
 Used mostly by professionals and
businesses
 Over 30 million users
 Source for recruiter leads

6. The LinkedIn Profile
 Title
 Picture
 Summary
 Experience
 Education

7. Recommendations
 Ask coworkers or managers
 Ask former contacts
 Offer to recommend others
 Recommendations will make your
profile stand out

8. Use LinkedIn to Find Contacts
 Degree of contact
 People Search
 Discussion Group Members

9. Join Discussion Groups
 Groups are formed around schools,
companies and topics
 Ability to participate on discussion
boards
 Find relevant contacts

10. Company Search
 Find companies in your job target
 Research company information
 Company Employee Lists

11. Answer Questions
 Answer questions in your area of
expertise
 Be known as a subject area expert
 Ask questions
 Find contacts

12. LinkedIn Job Search
 Find jobs only on LinkedIn
 Find contacts in hiring companies
 Apply to job requests on LinkedIn

13. How to Get Started
 Complete your profile
 Build your network
 Colleagues
 Discussion Groups
 Company Employee Lists
 Offer assistance to others
 Pass along requests