The document provides guidance on using the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers (MwACE) LinkedIn group to connect current members, improve comfort with the technology, and enhance awareness of MwACE activities. It explains how to search for, join, and participate in the group through posting discussions, news articles, and joining subgroups. The goal is to subtly improve professional visibility through interaction on the LinkedIn group.

1. Midwest Association of Colleges and EmployersUsing the “Group” feature onFor association membersPrepared by Stew PeckhamDirector of Career Development at Kenyon CollegeVice-Chair, Midwest ACE Technology CommitteeOriginally presented on Thursday, August 20, 2009.

2. Goals are to:Connect current MwACE members on LinkedInImprove your comfort with the ease of this technologyShow how to join the groupExplain benefits of group interaction on LinkedInNote plans for MwACE subgroups, coming in early SeptemberTouch on ethics and guidelines for group useA subtle way to improve your professional visibility and indirectly enhance aware of MwACE activities

4. Searching for the group

5. Join the GroupSome groups enable you to join immediately, while others have stipulations (e.g., Midwest ACE paid membership) that will have your membership status as “pending” until approved.

6. The Midwest ACE Group

7. The Group Profile

8. Discussions

9. Joining a discussion

10. News

11. Submitting a news article

12. Reviewing your submission

13. SubgroupsSubgroups for Midwest ACE Committees will be created in Sept. 2009

14. More: Members

15. More: Updates

16. More: Settings

17. Signature Option / QuestionsConsider adding your LinkedIn profile address to your e-mail signature filepeckhams@kenyon.edu