Today there are over 120 LinkedIn members and growing everyday. LinkedIn is a free professional social networking website that allows you to add people you have worked with or invite people to join LinkedIn. LinkedIn allows you create a professional network that connects you to other professionals.LinkedIn is sorted by industries schools business partners friends and co-workers.
LinkedIn allows you to create a profile and update your work history, resume, websites, twitter, and ask friends for recommendations. Whether you are looking for a job or just networking LinkedIn be very helpful. You can view your friends connections on LinkedIn which allows you to ask you friend for an introduction instead of searching the internet and reading reviews of strangers. LinkedIn can allows you to add you industry and your personal expertise.
Jobs on LinkedIn. LinkedIn has a jobs tab that allows you to post jobs search for jobs and receive emails about jobs. LinkedIn has over 120 million members and mangers and recruiters still like to hire someone who has been recommended by someone they know.Headhunting. LinkedIn also has a paid edition LinkedIn Premium normally used by headhunter to locate high quality professionals from one company for another.
Companies have LinkedIn pages and groups where they can post jobs and add news about there business on there LinkedIn page.
LinkedIn has a Learning Center that allows you to view where they are going with the website and what is currently available to you. The site goes in detail on how to propel your career using your LinkedIn Account. Tutorial videos are available with most of the sections and it can help you optimize your LinkedIn account.
Everyone, especially business students, should sign up for LinkedIn. A profile is free (they charge for added features). You can find just about anything there.
ReplyDeleteI have used LinkedIn to reach out to and network with professionals working for companies that I would like to work for. One thing to note though, is that randomly adding people is not as acceptable on LinkedIn as it is on Facebook.
Even if you only use the free version, I would say the five minutes it takes to set up an account are worth it.
I recently was introduced to this site and from the sounds of it, it seems like a great idea. I have yet to sign up with this site but I plan on doing so. It seems like it provides such a great opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI just signed up recently for LinkedIn and I'm still in the process of learning how to use it. I think the way you can connect with businesses and people who know different business men and women is awesome and a way to get your foot in the door. In the business world, it's all about who you know and LinkedIn makes it possible to make more connections.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge advocate of this website. I personally feel this is a social networking website everyone should take the time to sign up for and get involved with. Especially being a graduating senior, it is a great tool to help network within the business world. A lot of people say that getting your foot in the door post graduate has a lot to do with who you know. This website is an excellent way to network and develop business relations. it gives you the opportunity to market yourself to people you previously may of not been able to get in touch with. This is one social networking site that I find to be extremely valuable and useful especially for young graduating college students.
ReplyDeleteThe best site ever for professionals. You can consider this the prestige of social networks, and the best thing about the site is that it actually works. Since I became a member I have been offered six jobs and numerous internships. Thanks LinkedIn
ReplyDeleteWhile I haven't reaped any benefits from LinkedIn as of yet, I know the site is a great resource for everything from landing a job to reconnecting with past colleagues. I created an account about a year ago and have been slowly accumulating connections as I network and meet new people.
ReplyDeleteMore recently, I have used LinkedIn to search for UNC-Charlotte alumni that might be able to give me advice or help me out with my internship search. Hopefully this will pay off!