By Joan McGrory Definition / Purpose Overview Features Search features People Jobs Answers...

By Joan McGrory

Definition / Purpose Overview Features

Search features People Jobs Answers Companies

Groups Overview Settings

User Profile More Information

Purpose: Career / Job / Professional Networking and research tool.

Definition: Linkedin is a business-oriented social network dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. These connections can then be used to find a job, find out more about potential employers including which of you contacts might be able to refer you, and fill your own job vacancies through the social network.

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Purpose: Career / Job / Professional Networking and research tool.

Definition: Linkedin is a business-oriented social network dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. These connections can then be used to find a job, find out more about potential employers including which of you contacts might be able to refer you, and fill your own job vacancies through the social network.

Users set up a profile Employers (past & present) Education history Memberships in various organizations

Make contacts / connections See updates to profile See their connections See groups they join See who recommended

Join groups View events View announcements

Email Within LinkedIn to connections

Discussions Limited Apps

Huddled Workspaces Reading Lists by Amazon Google Presentations / Share

presentations

Recommendations Collect Give

Search Jobs, People, Search Answers (Post

Questions) Research companies

Job Seekers Review potential employers

and find out what connections you may have with the employer

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#1Search for people you know

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#2 Search for people by criteria

#3 Search for “Insiders” / References

Southwest Tennessee…

#1Search for specific job types,

keyword

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#2 Search for jobs by keyword

Analyst

#2 Search for jobs by criteria

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#1Keyword search

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One difference between browser searches and LinkedIn searches is that answers are connected to LinkedIn members and so “expertise” or “preference” is associated with the postings.

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LinkedIn in Plain Englishhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXDaywPfRuk&NR=1

Social Media in Plain Englishhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE&NR=1

Definition / Purpose Overview Features

Search features People Jobs Answers Companies

Groups Overview Settings

User Profile More Information