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LinkedIn to MeLinkedIn to Me• Started out just catching up with people, sort of
like Collaborate on NCURA - wanted a way to locate folks easily and professionally
• Not Facebook – Professional not Personal – Still don’t have a handle on Facebook
• Grew into a way to expand my thinking and connections by joining groups
• I am LinkedIn with Astronauts and Under-Secretary's, Program Officers, Foundation Directors etc.
Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
• I love to make connections…professional, friends, acquaintances…ideas, themes, interests
• When I find a nugget of shared interests, I will connect people and hope that the Golden Rule holds true
• People looking for jobs, wisdom, ideas, references, organizations…
• I am always happy to share, recommend when appropriate, and introduce
Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
• Your profile is your professional on-line face and resume
• My profile at the time of creation of this presentation is 20 pages long with 1136 connections
• My profile includes written references from 49 individual people including faculty I have worked with, peers at NCURA, board members I have served with on NGO boards and a multitude of others that I have interacted with professionally
• Written references add depth and a breadth to your resume that you couldn’t include in an on-line application
• In addition to written references, recommendations based on specific topics
Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
The Profile includes:Statement about yourselfProfessional experience (resume)Volunteer experienceProjects/publicationsProfessional organizationsWritten, approved references and
recommendations
Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
• The connections that you make as a professional are part of what you carry as your “bag of tricks”
• Program Officers, Governmental Officials, Foundation Representatives, Press, Organizations related to research conducted
• Your projects can be viewed by prospective employers
• The references that you obtain remain on your profile• When seeking a new position, I always included a link
to my profile in the cover letter• All of the elements of your profile are available at
your discretion as are your updates
Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
• As with the profile connections, you can also print your profile to a PDF, as can prospective employers and headhunters
• Just as important as it is to keep your profile alive and up to date, you can extend your willingness to provide reference for your peers
• Be considerate on LinkedIn-if someone you don’t know or your concerned about asks, just ask them or ignore them
• I’m pretty sure I’m on some watch list here!
Professional Professional Development Development
• Remain aware that while you are looking at other peoples profiles, they are looking at yours
• A good indicator of someone looking at a new position is adding a lot of connections especially in one region
• That could mean that a peer is moving on and you might reach out to get ahead of the curve
• Positions are posted on LinkedIn and ScoopIt you just have to keep an eye out for them
• Oh-BTW, I don’t pay for my account….yet!