Using LinkedIn for personal and career development

USING LINKEDIN FOR PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENTESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Andrew Williams © November 2015

WHY LINKEDIN?: A GLOBAL POOL OF TALENT

3M+INDONESIA

2M+PHILIPPINES

1M+MALAYSIA

1M+SINGAPORE

1M+SAUDI ARABIA

20M+BRAZIL

118M+UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

10M+CANADA

28M+INDIA

6M+AUSTRALIA

1M+NEW ZEALAND

3M+SOUTH AFRICA

1M+UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

19M+UNITED KINGDOM

9M+FRANCE

7M+ITALY

2M+BELGIUM

1M+DENMARK

3M+TURKEY

5M+NETHERLANDS

1M+SWEDEN

6M+SPAIN

10M+CHINA

380M+ members worldwide

97M+ unique monthly visitors

HOW CAN YOU USE LINKEDIN?

PERSONAL BRANDING• It’s your professional

portfolio

• Displays your work experience

• Lists your professional and academic references

• Lists your professional certifications and groups

• Avenue for targeted blogging

WORK EXPERIENCE AND REFERENCES

BLOGGING AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Sharing is caring and you have the right audience

COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

RESEARCH HUB

ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER

ALUMNI NETWORKING

CUSTOMIZED JOB SEARCHES AND SAVED AGENTS

MANAGING NETWORKS AND CONNECTIONS

WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?

BUILD A SIMPLE, ENGAGING LINKEDIN PROFILE

RECOMMEND AND REQUEST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVIOUS

WORK

EXPLORE, PARTICIPATE, CREATE

GROUPS• Join groups that pique

your interest

• Have a mix of local national and global groups

• Check them regularly to see what they are posting

• Subscribe to groups to get updates

ALUMNI• Join William James

College alumni networks

• Add previous cohorts

• Join undergraduate alumni networks

CONTENT• Explore original content on

groups, posts, articles and slideshare

• Create and upload your own content

• Share relevant and professional articles and media

QUESTIONS ?