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Page 1: What is linkedin for beginners?

INTERESTING FACTS FOR INTERESTING FACTS FOR

BEGINNERS ON LINKEDINBEGINNERS ON LINKEDIN

Findings of Jalal Rasiyani

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS1.1. WHAT IS LINKEDIN?WHAT IS LINKEDIN?

2.2. WHO IS IT FOR?WHO IS IT FOR?

1.1. PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONALS

2.2. CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSESCORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES

3.3. HOW IS IT EVOLVING?HOW IS IT EVOLVING?

4.4. WHAT IS THE POWER OF NETWORKING?WHAT IS THE POWER OF NETWORKING?

5.5. SOME INTERESTING FACTSSOME INTERESTING FACTS

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WHAT IS ?WHAT IS ?

• LINKEDINLINKEDIN IS A BUSINESS-ORIENTED IS A BUSINESS-ORIENTED

SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE, FOUNDED SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE, FOUNDED

IN DECEMBER 2002 AND LAUNCHED ON IN DECEMBER 2002 AND LAUNCHED ON

MAY 5, 2003. IT IS MAINLY USED FOR MAY 5, 2003. IT IS MAINLY USED FOR

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING.

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FOR PROFESSIONALSFOR PROFESSIONALS

NEW GRADUATES

EMPLOYERS AND RECRUITERS LOOKING TO HIRE PROFESSIONALS

WORKING EXCECUTIVE

S AND PROFESSIOAN

L CANDIDIATES

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Who is it for?

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FOR CORPORATIONS AND FOR CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES BUSINESSES

• ATTRACT BUSINESS CLIENTS

• ACCELERATE GO TO MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

• GENERATE NEW LEADS & FILL PIPELINES

• SHORTER SALES CYCLES

• LARGER PER DEAL PURCHASES

• LONGER CLIENT LIFECYCLES

• GET FOUND, GET DEALS

• CREATE INBOUND LEADS CONSISTENTLY

• CREATE A TARGETED TRIBE/ ONLINE COMMUNITIES

• MAINTAIN “TOP OF MIND AWARENESS”

• ESTABLISH CUTTING EDGE SOCIAL STRATEGIES

• HTTP://WWW.LINKEDSTRATEGIES.COM/11-REASONS-YOU-SHOULD-USE-LINKEDIN-FOR-YOUR-BUSINES/

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Who is it for?

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HOW IS IT EVOLVING HOW IS IT EVOLVING • APPARENTLY, LINKEDIN IS RAPIDLY BECOMING THE GO-TO PLACE FOR

HEADHUNTERS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO WORK IN SPECIFIC FIELDS. TURNS OUT PEOPLE DO USE LINKEDIN, AND THEY USE IT TO FIND QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR OPEN POSITIONS. SO, IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A JOB (OR JUST WANT TO APPEAR MORE PROFESSIONAL IN YOUR WEB PRESENCE), YOU’D BETTER GET RIGHT ON SPIFFING UP YOUR PROFILE–STAT.

• READ MORE:

HTTP://WWW.THEGRINDSTONE.COM/2013/06/14/CAREER-MANAGEMENT/NETWORKING-STRATEGY/LINKEDIN-IS-ACTUALLY-USEFUL-NOW/#IXZZ39VOCP0HY

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POWER OF NETWORKING?POWER OF NETWORKING?

(Image and Details) http://www.blurbpoint.com/blog/5-steps-pull-maximum-benefits-linkedin/

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INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES IN 2014 AFTER 11 YEARS.

• 300 MIL USERS (1 BILLION LINKEDIN ENDORSEMENTS)

• 41% OF LINKEDIN VIA MOBILE

• (LINKEDIN 5,000 EMPLOYEES) (WORTH $7.5 BILLION)

• 2.1 MIL LINKEDIN GROUPS

• (AVE TIME A USER  SPENDS A MON IS 17 MINUTES)

• 5 COUNTRIES.USA (93 MIL), INDIA (24 MIL), BRAZIL (16 MIL), UK (14 MIL) AND CANADA (9 MIL).

• 3 FASTEST GROWING COUNTRIES FOR LINKEDIN USERS ARE TURKEY, COLOMBIA AND INDONESIA

• READ MORE AT HTTP://WWW.JEFFBULLAS.COM/2014/05/08/THE-TOP-10-LINKEDIN-FACTS-AND-FIGURES-IN-2014-YOU-NEED-TO-KNOW/#L88RTYVEQCX0TK5R.99

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USAGE BY CAREER LEVEL

•WITH THAT SAID, THE LAB42 RESULTS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS RELATED TO LINKEDIN MEMBER USAGE:

•TOP LEVEL EXECUTIVES PRIMARILY USE LINKEDIN FOR INDUSTRY NETWORKING (22%) AND PROMOTING THEIR BUSINESSES (20%).

•MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS PRIMARILY USE LINKEDIN TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH OTHER PEOPLE (24%) AND INDUSTRY NETWORKING (20%).

•ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES PRIMARILY USE LINKEDIN FOR JOB SEARCHES (24%) AND CO-WORKER NETWORKING (23%).

•OVERALL, THE TOP ACTIVITIES ON LINKEDIN ARE INDUSTRY NETWORKING (61%), KEEPING IN TOUCH (61%), AND CO-WORKER NETWORKING (55%). AS A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE FOR PROFESSIONALS, LINKEDIN SEEMS TO BE DELIVERING ON ITS BRAND PROMISE

• HTTP://WWW.FORBES.COM/SITES/WORK-IN-PROGRESS/2011/08/09/STUDY-REVEALS-HOW-PROFESSIONALS-USE-LINKEDIN/

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