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A “Crash Course”Steve UrquhartFounder, T21 Solutions and VETsourcingCandidate, M.A. Human Resources Development (Webster University)
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What’s LinkedIn?
• Launched in 2003 as a business-oriented social networking site (like Facebook for professionals, but it was actually first)• CEO was a Yahoo! executive, founders were
Silicon Valley dot-commers• Over 100,000,000 registered users worldwide• Nearly 1,000,000 groups you can join online• Think of it as your virtual Rolodex …
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What’s LinkedIn (cont’d)
• Manage your professional profile online, including resume, experience, projects• Build your network with Connections• Connections are 1st Degree, 2nd Degree and
3rd Degree (think Kevin Bacon)• Join virtual groups and follow companies• Include your online portfolio, blog, etc.• Rapidly emerging as a recruiting tool as
companies bypass traditional headhunting and passive sourcing routes
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1. Go to linkedin.com on any web browser
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2. Start by entering some basic information here:
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3. And a little more basic information here.
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4. Start building your LinkedIn network immediately by connecting with your email contacts who are already on LinkedIn
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*Professional links
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*Career opportunities …
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*… and career path tools
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