By Mike RasmussenHillsdale Ward Employment Specialist

A Little About Me: HR/Recruiting Consultant for Solutions Partners, Inc.

A Full Service Business Consulting Firm-specializing in HR and Staffing

& IT Business Solutionswww.solutionspi.com

Why Networking?How Are Jobs Found?>25% of Jobs Come Through Published

Opportunities>75% of Jobs Come Through Networking &

Using Good People Skills

What is Linked-in?According to Wikipedia: The purpose of the site is to allow

registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. The people in the list are called Connections. Users can invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a connection.

This list of connections can then be used in a number of ways:A contact network is built up consisting of their direct

connections, the connections of each of their connections (termed second degree connections) and also the connections of second degree connections (termed third degree connections). This can be used to gain an introduction to someone you wish to know through a mutual, trusted contact.

It can then be used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by someone in one's contact network.

Employers can list jobs and search for potential candidates. Job seekers can review the profile of hiring managers and

discover which of their existing contacts can introduce them.

Linkedin’s 30,000,000 UsersThis is a powerful community. Similar to

other Social Networking Sites, but specifically geared to Business Use.

Other Popular Social Networking Sites Used For Business Include: Spoke, Jigsaw, Naymz, etc.

Linked-in is the Largest of the Business Oriented Sites and the most user friendly.

Best of All Linked-in is a great way to keep track of colleagues in one online medium.

Linked-in Basics: How To Join.1. Can be invited by a current user. Or 2. Can sign up for Free.Go To:www.linkedin.com

Sign Up For An Account-Click Joining Linked-in To Start

Put in Information To Create Account

Once Joined-Then Create ProfileLinked-in Profiles are Easy To Use. It will ask you for information to use on your

heading, Current Professional Title, Introduction About You, Positions Held, Education, Associations, Awards, Photo, Interests and Contact Settings.

Linked-in Allows you To Write Recommendations For Others.

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Example of Completed Profile

Linked-in Options & Main Menu

Linked-in Network Updates On Home Page-Who Has Viewed Profile

Linked-in Q&A & Company Profiles, & Recommendations

Linked-in Group Updates-News and Industry Changes Can Be Seen Here

Who Has Joined Linked-in-View Company Changes Here

Searching Linked-in

Linked-in Searches ContinuedSearch Your In-MailsSearch For PeopleSearch For Groups

Searching For People

Type In Search Criteria

List Shows Those In Your Network

Linked-in Will Show You Other’s Profiles and Who They Are Connected To

Viewers of This Profile Also Viewed

Searching For Groups

LDS Groups

Linked-in Groups Can Offer You Networking Tools

Who Do You Know?

Other Great Groups For LDS Job Seekers

Look For Any of 200,000 GroupsNote that groups are limited to 50.You must leave a group to join another if

maxed at 50.

Adding Connections

From Your Connections Page Can View Possible Folks you May Wish To Connect With

Who’s In Your Network?

Linked-in Network

Industries In Your Network

Look For Jobs On Linked-in

Linkedin HackUsing Google One Can See Multiple Folks

Not Generally Available. Use This To Harvest Names To Call, if your network is small.

Go to Google.comUse Advanced Search Tab

Linkedin Hack

What To Put In

Search Results

You Can Put in Job Title or Company Name

Find The Folks And Make The Calls

Go To Company WebsiteGo To Company Website and click on

Contacts, or Use whitepages.com to find company listing. Then you can use the dial by name directory or give the name of your target to the receptionist.

ConclusionJob Seekers Can Use Linked-in to network with

like-minded professionals, and to find contacts that can help them get the job they need.

Remember 75% of all jobs come through a known candidate that a Decision Maker identifies from their “network”.

Linked-in is a tool that can help you manage your network, to maximum results.

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