How to use Linkedin

What I have learned about using Linkedin

By: Lis Kovach

Set up an account

Go to: www.linkedin.com

Open an account with a name and password

Set up a link to this account so people can look at it. http://www.linkedin.com/in/lkovach

Login or Join

Why use Linkedin?

1. Build a network of contacts 2. Make your profile visible to employers 3. Join groups that offer discussions, jobs and

access to other members 4. Without becoming a paying member, you can

access people in any company and send them correspondence or your resume

Profile Page

Title: Job Seeker

Lisbeth Kovach

Job seeker: Researcher & Technical Writer

Add a photo

My photo. Get a good, professional photo.

Summary

Add your experience

Upload documents

Add your resume, references, portfolios, even your own powerpoint presentation

.PDF reference letter

Check out who's checking you out

· Your profile has been viewed by 9 people in the last 30 days, including: · ··Someone at Project Management Institute · ··Someone in the Automotive industry · ··Administrative Assistant at Energizer ·

··Someone in the Human Resources function in the Human Resources industry from Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

· ··Dale Hukill, Someone from Unknown Company

Who’s Viewed My Profile

Join Groups

Group pages

Members

Searches

Groups to follow

Linked Working Cleveland CCPL Job Club NEO-EXEC Cleveland Professionals in Transition

Search a Company

Steris in Mentor, Ohio. What can we find out??

Results of Company Search

Overview and Employees

Employee Profiles

Making contacts

How do I contact these people?

See if anyone in your network knows this person. Ask for an introduction

See if this person belongs to a group you are in and send them an invite to connect.

Learn how to use the company's email system

Using the website

Go to the Steris website: www.steris.com

Search around for any email address you can find, Look under “contact us” or “customer service”

Hunting for email formats

Hello!

Now you know how to send an emailto anyone at Steris.

Cindy_Tanski@steris.com

Hello Cindy, I am a contract specialist and I am interested in knowing more about Steris....

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Your Connections

How connections work for you

Just do it!

Networking, networking, networking Take a chance--you have nothing to lose Someone will respond to you. Someone will

give you information. Someone will pass your resume along.