Networking your way toyour Next Job using LinkedIn

By Jeff Quandt

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What is Networking?

Why is Networking important in

your job search?

When do you Network?

Where do you network?

What should you have

“ready” when you network?

Networking

Why LinkedIn?

100+ million

professionals

1. It all starts with your Profile

Professional experience Education Interests

Capabilities Recommendations Links

Skills

Professional Headline

Name

Photo

Location and industry

Profile box

Profile Photos

Jeff Bebee Photography

Periodically offers

Professional Portraits

Free for OCNSG

members

Next Session,

August 23, 5 to 7 p.m.

2. Summary

Should be personal and contain keywords and phrases for the job you are looking for. A good place to promote and brand

yourself.

Specialties

Short keywords of your skills and

abilities.

3. Activity

• Updates• Discussions• Questions and answers• Liking• Sharing

Visibility

4. Experience

• List the past 15 years• Include descriptions that

show how you benefited the company in that position.

• Seek recommendations from former co-workers and friends

Give to Receive

Try and get at least 4

5. Recommendations

65Former

co-workers

Email contacts Friends

Group discussi

ons

6. Connections

Using your online email accounts

Using your email tool like Outlook

Entering email addresses

Find co-workers

Former classmates

People you may know through your connections

Groups in your targeted field of work

Groups that are job search related

Groups of interest

Adding useful content to discussions Helps add ConnectionsConsider relocating? A way to find connections in other marketsFollow other people

7. Join Groups

Find Groups

Group suggestions

based on your profile

Follow without Connecting

Suggested Jobs based on your profile

Locate job postings on LinkedInSave job searches

Connections help you infiltrate

7. JOBS

LinkedIn Provides a list of

Jobs that is based on your experience and

current summary profile.

Your Home page will also show a

few of these jobs.

For a more tailored job search use ADVANCED

SEARCH

Save Search

Advance Search

FIND Answers ASK

Questions

8. Questions and Answers

Ask a Question

Questions from your network

Advance Search to search for an answer

Follow Companies that you are interested in

Find people that work at companies, may lead to connections or hand-offs

See new Job postings

See new hires and where they came from…opening?

9. Companies

General information on the Company

Employees that are on LinkedIn

How you are Connected

Search companies Search jobs

Search people –

connections

Answers Groups

10. Search

Search for:

Use Advance Search to narrow results

When you visit a LinkedIn profile

you will be known and not

anonymous

Go to your privacy settings

to make the change to Profile

View

11. Open your Profile

Home Page

• News• Activity• People You follow• People You May know• People that have

viewed your Profile• Jobs• Applications• Etc.

Learning Center

The Learning Center is found on any screen Navigation bar under

MORE.

•During the week. Sessions held at Millard Public Library

By appointment

• jquandt777@hotmail.comEmail

• Group mailvia LinkedIn

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