Download - Leveraging LinkedIn 3-17-2010
Leveraging LinkedIn for your job search
Steve Sherlock
Experienced project manager,Customer experience advocate,
Social media practitioner
Assumptions
This presentation assumes that you have
• established a LinkedIn account• completed your profile• built your network to more than 25• some recommendations
If you have not completed all of the aboveyou may not be in a position to fully appreciate the tips
Hold this document, work on the above itemsand then you'll be ready to take advantage of these tips
You have and use an RSS Reader
You can use any one of the following:
• Yahoo• iGoogle• Google Reader (I'll demo with this)• Bloglines
If you need a brief on what an RSS Reader will do, you can view this video here:http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
AgendaWhat we will cover My tips• Set up RSS Feed
o care and feeding of your network made easy • Job search
o sort by date posted• Targeted company search
o show more• Target company search through People tab
o include groups
Your questionsas time permits, if you have something to addresslet's go for it
Set up RSS Feed
1. Sign into your account2. Go to Settings in top right
corner3. Go to RSS Setting,
scrolling down on left column
4. Enable, choose RSS Reader
5. View reader output daily6. Send messages of
congratulations, etc. as appropriate
Google reader demo page
Care and feeding of your network
With RSS Feed results• Add value• Update moderately• Update individually in a timely manner
o as a result you'll be more effective, more efficient
With targeted search results• Specific people to look to connect with• Try one path at a time• Send InMail in addition to Introductions (limited to 5)
o you'll have the info you need to land the position you want
1. Select Jobs, Find Jobs2. Input title, search3. Filter on geographic location4. When results appear, sort by posted date5. You now see the newest jobs on top of the list6. Saves time to find out what has changed since your
last visit
Job Search, sort by date posted
Targeted company search
1. On the menu, select More, then Companies2. Leave Company name blank3. Choose location4. "show more"5. reveals more options to filter your selections by including
the size of target firm, industry, and "are they hiring?"6. Results include relationships to connections
Advanced People Search
1. Take a company name from your results2. Go to People, Advanced3. Input Company name4. Ensure "all groups" checked5. Search and review results
Additional topics
As I discuss these topics, to help follow along, it would be good for you to login into your account on LinkedIn, go to my profile and follow along as I go down through the sections of my profile.• Profile• Email and privacy settings• Search results and categories
Session feedback
good
needs to be longer
more detailed
hands on
targeted usable
need to do one for a beginner
LinkedIn/Job Search Resources
LinkedIn Blog http://blog.linkedin.com/
Sean Nelson http://socialmediasonar.com/
Neal Schaffer http://windmillnetworking.com/
Tim Tyrell-Smith http://timsstrategy.com/
Wall Street Journal http://blogs.wsj.com/laidoff/
Laid Off IT Guy http://www.informit.com/authors/laidoffITguy
Contact info
LinkedIn Profilehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensherlock
My main blog -> http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/separate RSS Feed for "job search notes"
My public service blog -> http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/
Twitter -> http://twitter.com/shersteve