Getting Started with LinkedIn | 7 | |
Top 7 Reasons to Be on LinkedIn | 8 | |
Why LinkedIn Is Important for Your Job Search | 10 | |
How to Set Up a Basic Account | 13 | |
Take Action! | 18 | |
Optimizing your LinkedIn Profile | 19 | |
Making Connections | 20 | |
Search – Using Google | 21 | |
Edit / Enhance Your Profile | 23 | |
How to have a Profile that Stands out | 29 | |
Upload a Photo | 31 | |
Create Your Headline | 34 | |
Editing / Branding Your Headline | 37 | |
Writing Attention-Getting Headlines | 38 | |
Formulas for Writing an Effective LinkedIn Headline | 40 | |
An Enthusiastic Testimonial | 46 | |
LinkedIn Success Stories | 48 | |
Choose Skills | 49 | |
Describe Your Current and Past Positions | 50 | |
Writing Your Summary | 51 | |
Additional Summary Writing Tips | 54 | |
Upload Work Samples or Projects | 57 | |
Accomplishments | 60 | |
Add Courses | 60 | |
Complete your LinkedIn Profile. It is important! | 64 | |
Most Important | 64 | |
Job Search Specific Activities | 65 | |
Take Action! | 65 | |
Keyword Basics | 65 | |
What are keywords | 66 | |
Where can you find keywords? | 66 | |
How do you choose keywords? | 67 | |
Privacy | 69 | |
Changing Your Privacy Settings | 72 | |
Advanced Privacy Settings | 72 | |
Job Seeking Preferences | 78 | |
Choosing Communications Preferences in the Communications Settings | 79 | |
Read receipts and typing indicators | 83 | |
What to Do with Your LinkedIn Profile | 84 | |
Making Connections | 87 | |
Import Contacts | 87 | |
How to Import Contacts from Hotmail, Gmail,AOL, and Yahoo | 88 | |
How to Import Contacts from Other Email Applications | 90 | |
How to Search for Connections | 92 | |
Ways to Use Search Results | 94 | |
Get Introduced to Make Connections | 96 | |
How to Use Connect | 98 | |
More about Using InMails to Connect | 99 | |
Messages | 99 | |
How to Make Inroads with Invites | 100 | |
Take Action! | 100 | |
References for Building Credibility | 103 | |
Building Your Recommendation Base | 104 | |
The Recommendations Process | 106 | |
How to Handle Recommendations | 109 | |
Removing Recommendations | 111 | |
What to Do with Poor Recommendations | 112 | |
Leaving Recommendations | 112 | |
Formula for Writing LinkedIn Recommendations | 112 | |
Responding to Recommendation Requests | 120 | |
Take Action! | 122 | |
Finding Jobs Through Company Searches | 123 | |
Conducting Company Searches | 127 | |
Follow Companies | 130 | |
Take Action! | 132 | |
The Power of Groups | 133 | |
Groups You May Like | 138 | |
Leveraging the Power of Media | 143 | |
Rich Media | 143 | |
Final Thoughts | 149 | |
Nurture Local Connections | 150 | |
Leverage More Out of Company Information | 150 | |
Get to Know Hiring Managers | 151 | |
Consider Startups | 152 | |
Don’t Make These LinkedIn Mistakes | 153 | |
Don’t Dismiss LinkedIn as Something Only for People Who Are Looking for a New Job. | 153 | |
Don’t “Set it and Forget it.” | 153 | |
Don’t Forget to Explore the People Your Connections Know. | 154 | |
Don’t Be a Wallflower. | 154 | |
Don’t Be Selfish. | 154 | |
Don’t Wait for Others to find You. | 154 | |
Don’t Forget to Check Out “Daily Rundown”. | 155 | |
Don’t Restrict Your LinkedIn Networking to Online Only. | 155 | |
Don’t try to Connect with People Indiscriminately. | 155 | |
Resources to Make Your Job Search on LinkedIn Easier | 157 | |
Interview Readiness | 157 | |
Social Media Management | 157 | |
Engaging Profile | 158 | |
Optimization Tools |
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