1. Joining, Searching, & Interacting on
LinkedIn Groups

2. Overview
• What are LinkedIn groups?
• Joining a group
• Searching a group
• Interacting within a group
• Wrap-up

3. LinkedIn Groups
What are they?

4. LinkedIn Groups
• A place for professionals in the same industry
or with similar interests to:
– Share content
– Find answers
– Post and view jobs
– Make business contacts
– Establish themselves as industry experts

5. How to Join a LinkedIn Group
• Hover over “Groups” in
the top navigation bar
and select “Groups
Directory”
• Use keywords to
describe the type of
group you’re looking for
– Search for groups related
to the program you’re
enrolled in or graduated
from
– i.e. Medical Assisting

6. How to Join a Group on LinkedIn (cont.)
• From here, you can select which groups you
want to join

7. Searching a Group

8. Searching a Group
After joining a group use the search functionality
to see who’s in the group and how they’re
connected to you.

9. How to Search a Group
• From the Group
navigation select
“Members”
• This brings you to a
list of group members
sorted by how many
degrees away they are
from you in your
LinkedIn network

10. How to Search a Group
• Use the search bar on the
left hand navigation to
search group members
• “Advanced Search” will
allow you to filter your
search based on:
– Names
– Companies
– User types
– Locations
– Etc.

11. Interacting Within a Group

12. Interacting Within a Group
• Once you join a group, be sure to interact and
contribute
– Post relevant and timely articles and/or information
– Share your insight by commenting on posts by other
group members
– Ask questions to gather opinions of other group
members

13. Wrap-Up
• Only join relevant groups
• Contribute to the groups you join
• Network with other group members
Remember to join your campus’
group and subgroups on LinkedIn!