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Get LinkedIn ......Or be Left Out!!
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Get LinkedIn……Or Be Left Out!
Bob Coppenhaver
Left out of LinkedIn?
Bob Coppenhaver – Strategic Marketing & Product Management
Social Networking
Bob Coppenhaver – Strategic Marketing & Product Management
LinkedIn is an online network of more than 30 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries.
Your Profilesummarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found by former colleagues, clients, and partners.
Your Networkconsists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals.
Through your Network you can:Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended Be found for business opportunities Search for great jobs Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals Post and distribute job listings Find high-quality passive candidates Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
Bob Coppenhaver – Strategic Marketing & Product Management
A virtual professional networking tool driven through users’ trusted contacts, built upon referral-only contacts with the ability to request introductions to job candidates, industry experts, business partners and potential job leads.
Based on the six degrees of separation; refers to the concept that everyone is connected to everyone else in the world by only six degrees of separation, or six sets of acquaintances. (Kevin Bacon theory)
Bob Coppenhaver – Strategic Marketing & Product Management
Power of the Network
Census478,403 Cleveland2,250,871 Greater Cleveland
What can I use LinkedIn for??
Bob Coppenhaver – Strategic Marketing & Product Management
What I Can Use LinkedIn For
Online Resume – This is your “Brand”More than just an online resume
Find information as people change job/positionAutomatic update on your “home page”
Find referrals into a companyCompany Research
People in your networkHiring Manager Research
Profile & AnswersJoin GroupsStay in touch with your network!
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Getting Started
Create an AccountFill in core profile information
NameEmployment HistoryEducation
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Joining Page
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Building your Network
Complete your profilePhoto, nickname or maiden name, summary, websites, interests, accomplishmentsChange from default link to your “name”
Find ConnectionsCollegesWorkClients &Customer ContactsBusiness PartnersProfessional Contacts / OrganizationsPeople in your address book
Make recommendations and ask for recommendationsJoin GroupsAsk questions and provide answersPublicize your LinkedIn profile
Email signaturesBusiness cardsWebsites
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Online Profile
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=986766&trk=tab_pro
Profile
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Home PageHome Page
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Inviting a Colleague to Connect
Locate the right profileClick to add to your networkChoose how you know him/herWrite your own message
Share recent news – Take the opportunity to really connectDon’t use the default message
Two schools of thought….
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Connections
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Making Wider Connections
Search your pastSearch your network’s connectionsAsk for introductions
Note degree of connection before askingLook for colleagues you know but haven't yet connected withExplain your goals
GroupsInmail
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How to Find Someone
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How I am Connected?
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Getting Introduced
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Contacts Translate into Leads
What happens when the recipient receives the request?The recipient decides whether or not to make contact
Why is this a better way to make contact?You are introduced by your trusted connection
How do I find people?You find professionals who match your search criteria
What information do I see about users?You see whether or not the other user is open to further networking and possible other connection
Bob Coppenhaver – Strategic Marketing & Product Management
Expanding Your Network(use if they’re not already in LinkedIn)
Find Contacts You Already Know
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LinkedIn and Your Job Search
Look for (and give) Endorsements• Builds credibility• Provides insight into experience / character
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Ask for Recommendations
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Manage Recommendations
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Groups
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Groups
Other Capabilities
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Answers
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Company Information
http://www.linkedin.com/companies/1043?trk=ape_s000001e_1000:
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About LinkedIn Jobs
LinkedIn JobsFirst and only tool that combines the convenience and speed of online job listings Monster, Hotjobs, Careerbuilder, Vault, etc.Proven effectiveness of hiring through referrals
Search over 4 million job opportunitiesRecruiter are started to use….not just for posting.
Using to find candidates – active and passiveSame SICs, same orgs, same job descriptions
Checking ProfileChecking HistoryChecking Referrals
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Job Search
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Advanced Job Search
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Job Postings
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Job Postings
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Applications
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Power tools
Backdoor into LinkedIn through Googlesite:linkedin.com "search string" and (location) –directory Example: site:linkedin.com “Eaton" and (OH) –directory
This will return all users with ‘Eaton’ in their profile who work in OHExample: site:linkedin.com “Eaton" “Marketing” and (Cleveland) –directory
This will return all users with ‘Eaton’ in their profile who work in Marketing in Cleveland
Download LinkedIn Browser ToolbarDownload LinkedIn Dashboard for Outlook
Email profile, address grab, reminders, etc…
Xobni
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=tools
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LinkedIn Outlook Dashboard
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LinkedIn Outlook Dashboard
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Summary ‐ How to Maximize LinkedIn
Consider this as part of your job search and business networking tasksPersonalize your profile Consider connecting to clients or co-workers Use LinkedIn to do your pre-meeting homework
Company, InterviewersGet recommendations from former clients, bosses, direct reports, and co-workers Optimize your profile for search results Never invite someone you don’t know-provide comments/background info in the invitation
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Thank you
Bob Coppenhaver Strategic Marketing & Product Management
Main: 440.543.1894 Mobile: 216.965.7043 Email: bob.coppenhaver@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobcoppenhaver
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