A brief guide put together by Damon Klotz for Ramsay Health Care employees about how to get started on LinkedIn.

1. 101
WHAT IS IT?
HOW DO I CREATE A PROFILE?
HOW DO I GET THE MOST OUT OF IT?

2. This is a professional networking social
media site, essentially Facebook for
professional based networking.
It allows you to manage and keep track of
people you meet and form connections
with.

3. Each company and organisation can have its own
profile that comprises itself of employees and
others can ‘follow’ a company.
Companies can post status updates of recent blog
articles or relevant news articles.
Over 2500 people follow the Ramsay Health Care
Updates.

5. How LinkedIn Works
Your
Friends’
Friends’
Friends
Your
Friends’
Friends
Your Friends

6. GO TO
LINKEDIN.COM
AND ENTER YOUR
DETAILS AS
SHOWN

7. STEP 1: Build your profile.
List your current & past positions & education along with
your tenure there. This helps people find you.
Add a profile photo
Add a summary paragraph. This is your elevator pitch that
summarises your career.

8. STEP 2: Build your connections.
You can use webmail import to see all the people you
already know on LinkedIn.
View which of your existing colleagues are on LinkedIn
View which of your classmates are already on LinkedIn

9. STEP 3: Engage & Learn
You can engage with your connections through status
updates and comments.
LinkedIn suggests thought leaders for you to follow so you’ll
also receive their updates in your news feed.