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2. 22 TIPS FOR LANDING A JOB THROUGH LINKEDiN
WHY USE LINKEDiN?
Job hunting is simplified with LinkedIn because you can build
your contacts and references base.
Linkedin is resurging and becoming more relevant for
professionals since adding more applications and using other
Facebook-style functionality.
Getting a job using social media may seem quite simple but
you'll need some tips to get started.
It’s important to recognize that Linkedin has different
demographics than Facebook, Myspace, and other social
networking sites, and why that is important to your job search.
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Linkedin users are older, wealthier, and better educated
- 68% are 35+
- 66% make $60/year+
- 72% are college grads!
To many job seeker's, it may seem like just another online
job hunting tool, but it's so much more!
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4. 22 TIPS FOR LANDING A JOB THROUGH LINKEDiN
The Good News
If you enjoy social network connectivity - but you’re not ready
to live and breathe it - Linkedin is an ideal option for you
because it’s safe and it’s strictly business.
There are very few interactivity
options: You’re never faced with the
“Wow, I wish my client / employer /
potential employer hadn’t seen that
picture” dilemma that’s all too
common on Facebook.
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5. 22 TIPS FOR LANDING A JOB THROUGH LINKEDiN
Sacrificing Features For Security
Linkedin works because it purposefully does less than
Facebook and MySpace:
 Your connections are controlled
 It’s easy to use
 There is very little layout control
 It has minimal advertising
 It has only a few important applications (Ex: share docs)
 Organized like an address book (familiar to users)
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The Bad News
The address book approach makes it easy to treat Linkedin
as nothing more than Outlook contacts with personal profile
data.
But the reality is that Linkedin offers an amazing opportunity
to grow your network, your career, and your business –
whatever your business may be.
Because it’s less flashy and in your face than other social
networking sites (FaceBook, MySpace) you’ll have to dig a
little to find the good stuff - especially when it comes to jobs.
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Linkedin Rewards Action!
- Follow these tips
- Spend time every day on Linkedin
- You have to participate to benefit
Linkedin Profile
1. Create Profile and Upload a Professional Looking Photo
2. Complete Your Entire Profile, Including Prior Jobs
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Linkedin Profile
3. Include Job Titles and Keywords Below Your Name
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Linkedin Profile
4. Use (SEO) Keywords Liberally in Your Profile
Think of it as an SEO page - Search Engine Optimization is the process of
improving the visibility of a web site or a web page in search engines via
‘natural’, unpaid, ‘organic’, or ‘algorithmic’ search results
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Linkedin Profile
5. Link to Your Web Site Using Keywords (not “My Web Site”)
http://www.barbarajack-lifecoach.com/
Edit your public profile link to ‘your name’
http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarajack
Include your twitter link if you have one
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Linkedin Profile
6. Update Your Profile Often - keeps you in contacts’ news stream
7. Create Status Updates - like you do on Twitter / Facebook
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Linkedin Applications
8. Activate Linkedin Applications that Connect to Your Content
Ex: SlideShare - Google - Bloglink - WordPress - Reading list - Polls - Twitter
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Linkedin Applications
9. Ways to promote your blog and develop your personal brand
Add an application like Blog Link® or WordPress® found through Linkedin’s
Applications Directory or under 'More' across the top of your LinkedIn home
page. This directory show’s you the latest applications available for bloggers
and allows you to synchronize your blog to your Profile. New blog postings
automatically send update notifications out to your network.
Summary
Include your blog link in the 'Summary' section of your Profile
Websites
Include your blog link in the 'Websites' section under 'Additional
Information' on your Profile
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Linkedin Connections
10. Invite Anyone You Meet in a Business Setting to Linkedin
Always ask ‘Are you on Linkedin?’
Include your Linkedin address on your resume and business cards)
Ex: http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarajack
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Linkedin Connections
11. Use Custom Invite Text – Add A
Personal Message. Indicate how you
know the connection - always include ‘Let
me know if there is anything I can do for you’
Example:
Jack
I really enjoyed your presentation at the
Career Ministries session last week and
hope to hear more of your ideas on HR
and job searching. Please let me know if
there is anything I can do for you. I'd also
like to add you to my professional network
on LinkedIn.
Regards, Career
Barbara Jack [LION] Ministries
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Linkedin Connections
12. Find Connections (People, Companies, or Jobs) Through a
Linkedin Search
Types of
Searches
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Linkedin Connections
13. Browse Your Connections’ Connections To Find People You
Might Have Forgotten Or Missed
14. Invite Your Current Contacts (from Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail)
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Linkedin Recommendations
15. Liberally Provide and Request Recommendations
Use custom request text – if you like, you can also provide guidance
to reviewers on themes and keywords you’d like included
Provided
Recommendation
Received
Recommendation
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Linkedin Messages
16. Send Messages to Your Connections About Job Openings or Events
It breaks through the clutter of their inbox and keeps you on their mind
TIP:
Go to http://tinyurl.com/ or http://bit.ly/ to shorten a long URL that you’d like to
include in your message, especially if you want to share the message via Twitter
which has a 140-character limit.
Simply copy and paste the long URL into either site to create the short URL.
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Build Your LinkedIn Reputation
17. Set Up a Search or Answer Questions in Linkedin Answers
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Build Your LinkedIn Reputation
18. Join Groups (Only join enough groups to be able to participate in each
one – it’s a great way to meet new connections through group discussions)
19. Consider Creating Your Own Group (Your industry / hobbies / etc)
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Using Linkedin for Business Development
20. Connect with Clients, Former Clients, and Prospects
Search for clients and prospects on Linkedin
21. Use Search to Find Appropriate Contacts at Target Companies
1st search jobs on www.Indeed.com - search Linkedin for company/contacts
22. Use Search to Find Background Info on Contacts at Target Company
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