This document provides an overview of LinkedIn and keys to success for job searching. It outlines the basics of a LinkedIn profile including completing sections like experience, education, skills and connecting to other media. It also describes LinkedIn's basic and premium accounts, using groups to build your network, requesting introductions and recommendations, and tools for making connections. The goal is to utilize LinkedIn's networking and recruiting features to aid in one's job search.

1. Become a Linkedin Expert:
An Overview of Linkedin for
Job Search
Lonny J. Gulden ChiefConnectionsOfficer.com
Chief Connections Officer™ lonny@chiefconnectionsofficer.com

2. Linkedin - what is it?
• “MySpace for grown-ups”
• Way to reconnect with former classmates
and colleagues without knowing email
• Business development tool
• Recruiting tool
• Job search tool

3. Linkedin - keys to success
• Settings
• Basic or Premium account?
• Suggested settings
• Sharing contacts
• Twitter integration
• Filtering inbound Activity Feed
• Listing email addresses

4. Linkedin Basic
• Build and maintain a trusted professional
network of up to 30K connections
• Visibility limited to second level connections
• Request and provide recommendations
• Request up to 5 Introductions at a time
• Search, view profiles and invite 3K LinkedIn
users

5. Linkedin – Job Seeker
• $29.95 per month
• 5 InMails per month, with a seven-day response
guarantee
- Unused InMail credits roll over each month,
up to a maximum of fifteen
• Access to third level connections
• Expanded Profile views for the top 300 search
results outside your network
• Up to 15 Introductions at a time
• Unlimited OpenLink Network membership

6. Linkedin - keys to success
• Complete your profile
• Professional headline
• Headshot
• Summary
• Skills
• Experience
• List all employers by all names they have been
known

7. Linkedin - keys to success
• Complete your profile
• Professional headline
• Headshot
• Summary
• Skills & Expertise
• Experience
• List all employers by all names they have been
known

8. Linkedin - keys to success
• Complete your profile
• Education
• List all schools attended
• Websites
• Organizations
• Personal information
• Contact preferences – phone number

9. Linkedin – keys to success
• Linkedin Groups
• College or university alumni group
• Corporate groups (current & alumni)
• Networking groups (LION, TopLinked.com)
• Professional groups
• Special interest groups
• Start your own group

10. Linkedin – keys to success
• Optional Sections
• Certifications
• Courses
• Honors & Awards
• Patents
• Projects
• Publications
• Volunteer Experience & Causes

11. Linkedin – keys to success
• Connecting to Rich Media
• Box.net (documents)
• SlideShare (presentations)
• Wordpress (blogs)
• YouTube (video)

12. LinkedIn - building your network
• Address book imports
• Verify email addresses before sending
• Inviting without email address
• 3K invitations
• Classmates, colleagues, business partners,
group members
• Browsing connections’ connections

13. LinkedIn - keys to success
• Recommendations
• Recommend former co-workers and service
providers
• Request recommendations from former
supervisors, peers and subordinates
• Request recommendations from former clients
and vendors

14. Linkedin - making connections
• Requesting introductions
• Browser toolbars (IE9 & Firefox)
• Email signature
• Outlook Social Connector
• Smartphone/iPad application
• Xobni (Outlook), Smartr (Gmail) &
Rapportive

15. Linkedin – working it
• LinkedIn Today
• Advanced search
• Browsing connections
• Company profiles
• Answers

16. Thank You
Lonny J. Gulden
952-829-7828
lonny@chiefconnectionsofficer.com
http://www.chiefconnecxtionsofficer.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/linkedinguru