![The bigger your network the more leads you can generate.
Don’t invite people via requests to connect
To add someone click on their profile then click “Add [name] to
your network”
If in doubt, email a note before inviting
Get all the business cards you’ve ever collected out of that dusty
drawer and put them into your Outlook (or Excel)
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drawer and put them into your Outlook (or Excel)
Gather all your old contact databases (Act!, Goldmine, old
worksheets) – anything with email addresses
Merge all the above into one Excel sheet
Save it as a CSV and import that into LinkedIn
Or copy and paste addresses separated by commas
Once uploaded you’ll notice many people already have accounts.
Invite them all – you already know them!](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/networking-recruitment-1234003336846136-1/85/Networking-Recruitment-22-320.jpg)
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- 10. E-mail Chat Blogs & MicroBlogs Personal Business Forums File Sharing Discussion Online Publications
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- 12. LinkedInLinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn isisisis ananananonlineonlineonlineonline networknetworknetworknetwork ofofofof moremoremoremore thanthanthanthan 25252525 millionmillionmillionmillion experiencedexperiencedexperiencedexperienced professionalsprofessionalsprofessionalsprofessionals fromfromfromfrom aroundaroundaroundaround thethethethe world,world,world,world, representingrepresentingrepresentingrepresenting 150150150150 industriesindustriesindustriesindustries.... Web Site link: http://www.linkedin.com/ About 25 million users total 130k+ newnewnewnew users each week 12.5% are senior management About 50% select ‘career opportunities’ About 300,000 recruiters use LinkedIn LinkedInLinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn foundedfoundedfoundedfounded inininin DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember 2002200220022002 andandandand launchedlaunchedlaunchedlaunched inininin MayMayMayMay 2003200320032003 bybybyby ReidReidReidReid HoffmanHoffmanHoffmanHoffman.... LinkedIn There are 150 industries And 420 geographic locations
- 13. It’sIt’sIt’sIt’s aaaa professionalprofessionalprofessionalprofessionalnetworkingnetworkingnetworkingnetworking tooltooltooltool.... ItItItIt cancancancan bebebebe leveragedleveragedleveragedleveraged totototo:::: ◦ Find and be found by prospective jobseekers and other business contacts ◦ Grow a referral network Stay in Touch Be Found Find Your◦ Grow a referral network ◦ Build influence with clients or hiring managers ◦ Conduct Competitive Intelligence research ◦ Stay in touch with people ◦ Heighten your corporate and personal brand Get Informed Inspire Grow Your Linkedin Network 13
- 14. What LinkedIn cando for us? Building a public profile/resume Search Your Network Recommendations Managing your contactsManaging your contacts Growing Your Network What Top Recruiters do on LinkedIn Be Warned-Consequences Privacy and Safety
- 15. Keep you connectedto former colleagues, current colleagues, and other professional associatesassociates Display your resume and profile to potential employers or clients Showcase your skills and professional reputation
- 16. Like a resume Wedecide how much to showmuch to show Maintain our profile The Service Provider Directory
- 17. Like all endorsements, recommendationsfrom colleagues and supervisors boosts your professional reputation on Linkedin. Endorsements Excellent Work Performance It also gets you closer to “completing your network.” Requesting an endorsement should be approached with the same professional courtesy online as in person. Higher Ratings & New Leads New Jobs or Clients
- 18. Add all youremployers, schools, colleges, certificates, associations, groups and interests to your profile Be brief in your descriptions, but add all! This gives you the ability to connect with peopleThis gives you the ability to connect with people from all those places Add all your email addresses new or old Join groups or start your own State your goals in the summary section 18
- 19. So set yourpreferences to receive invites and direct contacts, and join OpenLink Add all you email addresses (Yes, even the really old, expired ones. You don’t have to make them all public, but old contacts may have only that old address and this way they will still find you ) Add your email and/or phone under Contact Settings (You can add under “What advice would you give to users considering contacting you?” That way it’s not out there for everyone but those who took time to find you will see it) In the Interests section add all the keywords that describe the topics for which you want to be found 19
- 20. From “My Profile”get a “friendly” LinkedIn URL Have 100% “profile completeness” Have at least 60% “profile completeness” 20 Publish your full public web profile Use Web Links
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- 22. The bigger yournetwork the more leads you can generate. Don’t invite people via requests to connect To add someone click on their profile then click “Add [name] to your network” If in doubt, email a note before inviting Get all the business cards you’ve ever collected out of that dusty drawer and put them into your Outlook (or Excel) 22 drawer and put them into your Outlook (or Excel) Gather all your old contact databases (Act!, Goldmine, old worksheets) – anything with email addresses Merge all the above into one Excel sheet Save it as a CSV and import that into LinkedIn Or copy and paste addresses separated by commas Once uploaded you’ll notice many people already have accounts. Invite them all – you already know them!
- 23. Search LinkedIn forcolleagues and classmates Find open connectors on LinkedIn: ◦ LIONS ◦ MLPF ◦ TopLinked ◦ MyLinkWiki ◦ Open Link ◦ MyLinkWiki ◦ Open Link ◦ Open Networkers Scan your Webmail (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL) and Outlook Use “Discover your contacts” at least once a month Upload new contacts regularly 23
- 24. Use AND, ORand – when searching Search by company name and job title Search by “Joined since last login” for freshness Search by “Number of connections” and connect with them to broaden your network Recommenders are frequently managers and peersRecommenders are frequently managers and peers Include your LinkedIn profile in your emails! You can guess about how long someone’s been on LinkedIn by looking at their “Key” ◦ Ex: my profile is from mid 2004 and my number is 155,699 http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=155699key=155699key=155699key=155699 24
- 25. Guidelines To Search:GuidelinesTo Search:Guidelines To Search:Guidelines To Search: Don’t use keywords Use Booleans Search by: ◦ Common job titles ◦ Specific company names Filter by: Search Options:Search Options:Search Options:Search Options: ◦ Contact Name ◦ Company Name ◦ Dump your address book ◦ Advanced Search ◦ Industries ◦ Geographic locations ◦ Interested in “Potential employees” ◦ Searching within your groups ◦ People who joined recently 25
- 26. Title: “Software Engineer”OR Programmer Uncheck current titles only Location: “Located in or near” Country: INDIA Zip Code: 560017 26 From Find People select “Search within my Groups” Click on a particular group like CyberSleuths Include Company names and/or Job Titles Find only contacts known through CyberSleuths
- 27. Try searching bycompany and keywords: ◦ Company: Google ◦ Uncheck current company only ◦ Sort by: Keyword relevance Try searching by industries and titles:Try searching by industries and titles: ◦ Industry: IT Software ◦ Title: Manager (HR) ◦ Check current titles only ◦ Location: Located in or Near INDIA ◦ Sort by: Degrees and endorsers 27
- 28. Who joined sincelast week Or since your last login?last login?last login?last login? 28
- 29. From “People” select“Reference Search” Put in some companies into which you want to network Try adding some date ranges to find people who worked at companies where you may have worked in the past 29
- 30. Right below theirname is… ◦ Their title ◦ Their employer ◦ Their City and State So you could… ◦ Google “Company, City, State” for work numbers ◦ Google “Firstname Lastname @company.com” ◦ Or you can use LinkedIn’s InMail◦ Or you can use LinkedIn’s InMail 30 You know they work… So find their company and then contact number call them at work
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- 32. Warnings and ConsequencesWarningsand ConsequencesWarnings and ConsequencesWarnings and ConsequencesWarnings and ConsequencesWarnings and ConsequencesWarnings and ConsequencesWarnings and Consequences Keep it professional Keep it updated-An outdated profile is a bad as an outdated resume, especially when everyoneespecially when everyone can see it. Know your connections
- 33. PrivacyPrivacyPrivacyPrivacy Social Networking siteshave a variety of privacy settings you can adjust. This means you can control who sees your profile page and other information you share on the site. Some people do not mind having their personal information open for the world to see. However, we recommend that you don’t publish your home address and be mindful of posting other personal information about yourself or others, especially if you don’t have their permission. SafetySafetySafetySafety Don’t accept a friend request from someone you don’t know and don’t be afraid to refuse a friend request from someone you don’t know very well, Be respectful of others if and when posting photos or videos of them or mentioning them where others might read about it, If you feel that you are being bullied or harassed, be aware that you can remove someone as a “friend” and / or block them from interacting with you, Change your privacy settings so that only your friends can see your profile page.