networking your way to your next job using linked in
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Slide deck from the presentation made at the OCNSG July 19th meeting.TRANSCRIPT
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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
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Why LinkedIn?
100+ million
professionals
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1. It all starts with your Profile
Professional experience Education Interests
Capabilities Recommendations Links
Skills
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Professional Headline
Name
Photo
Location and industry
Profile box
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Profile Photos
Jeff Bebee Photography
Periodically offers
Professional Portraits
Free for OCNSG
members
Next Session,
August 23, 5 to 7 p.m.
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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.
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3. Activity
• Updates• Discussions• Questions and answers• Liking• Sharing
Visibility
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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
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Give to Receive
Try and get at least 4
5. Recommendations
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65Former
co-workers
Email contacts Friends
Group discussi
ons
6. Connections
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Using your online email accounts
Using your email tool like Outlook
Entering email addresses
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Find co-workers
Former classmates
People you may know through your connections
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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
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Find Groups
Group suggestions
based on your profile
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Follow without Connecting
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Suggested Jobs based on your profile
Locate job postings on LinkedInSave job searches
Connections help you infiltrate
7. JOBS
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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
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Save Search
Advance Search
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FIND Answers ASK
Questions
8. Questions and Answers
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Ask a Question
Questions from your network
Advance Search to search for an answer
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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
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General information on the Company
Employees that are on LinkedIn
How you are Connected
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Search companies Search jobs
Search people –
connections
Answers Groups
10. Search
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Search for:
Use Advance Search to narrow results
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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
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Home Page
• News• Activity• People You follow• People You May know• People that have
viewed your Profile• Jobs• Applications• Etc.
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Learning Center
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The Learning Center is found on any screen Navigation bar under
MORE.
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•During the week. Sessions held at Millard Public Library
By appointment
• Group mailvia LinkedIn
Additional 1on1 help
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