linkedin 20 top tips & tricks
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20 top tricks and trips to help you get the most out of LinkedIn whether you are using it to job search, network or share information.TRANSCRIPT
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20 top tips & tricks
Andy Priestner & Meg Westbury
2013
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Check out all the NEWprofile sections and fill them in(LinkedIn has changed for the better)
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Personalise your
invitation to connect
‘I’d like to add
you to my
professional
network’
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Say ‘hello’ after connecting
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Manage both your
profiles-
public&
private
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Find a role modelnetworkerand learn from them
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Join a group and actively contribute
to it
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If job-searching, success will come from networking and sharing NOT desperation
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Connect your
connections (if you
think they could
collaborate)
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Update yourstatus withmeaningful & appropriate content (this is a professionalnetwork)
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Use anestablishe
d connectio
nto ‘get
introduced’
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If job-searching,find a companyinsider to give you thelowdown
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A complete
profile and smart
use of keywords
will improve
your findability
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Write arecommendationor endorse a skill(don’t sit and wait to be recommended)
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If there is not a group
around your area
of interest or
expertise, start one
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Promoteyour profile(customise your URL, get a badge, and add to your email signature)
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Check outcontacts
at your alma mater,
via the alumni search facility
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Download and explorethe sleek new mobile apps and use it on the go
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Check out
company pages (they’re
cool)
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Make your home page feel less cluttered by customisingyour news feed
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Connect, share, like –
become a ‘good
LinkedIn citizen’
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Connect with us on
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andypriestner http://www.linkedin.com/in/megwestbury
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