| 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 | |
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Optimization Tools |
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