Individuals or companies use LinkedIn for networking, job searching, hiring, company research, and connecting with affiliates, including alumni, industry, and for join to a variety of business related groups.
First you must to sign up for LinkedIn and create a Linkedin profile.Then you'll be able to start using LinkedIn to connect with others users, to network, and to job search and boost your career.
For your profile pick a photo that shows you off well,in a professional light.First impressions count! Be sure your photo is a professional-looking headshot.In your profie include recommendations from your supervisors, instructors, and colleagues.Create status updates to share personal career news and items of career interest.
Use professional courtesy when messaging new contacts.Be sure to ask them if there is something you can do for them in return.
The summary section is a good place to tell people about you.Include all your resume keywords and skills in your profile, so your profile will be found.
First you must to sign up for LinkedIn and create a Linkedin profile.Then you'll be able to start using LinkedIn to connect with others users, to network, and to job search and boost your career.
For your profile pick a photo that shows you off well,in a professional light.First impressions count! Be sure your photo is a professional-looking headshot.In your profie include recommendations from your supervisors, instructors, and colleagues.Create status updates to share personal career news and items of career interest.
Use professional courtesy when messaging new contacts.Be sure to ask them if there is something you can do for them in return.
The summary section is a good place to tell people about you.Include all your resume keywords and skills in your profile, so your profile will be found.
Write about you that you are:creative, organizational, extensive experience, track record, motivated, innovative, problem solving, communication skills, dynamic.Type the skill into the Skills search box
and it will compare that term to a list of other similar terms and show
you how popular each is.Edit your profile to use the most popular
terms.
Your LinkedIn status is the right place to update your network about your professional accomplishments.Put something in your status to keep it fresh, and show you’re active.
Linkedin privacy settings
Turn on your activity broadcasts. It will increase your visibility on LinkedIn because you will appear on your connections’ home pages and you increase your chances of receiving or hearing about interesting opportunities.
Your LinkedIn status is the right place to update your network about your professional accomplishments.Put something in your status to keep it fresh, and show you’re active.
Linkedin privacy settings
Turn on your activity broadcasts. It will increase your visibility on LinkedIn because you will appear on your connections’ home pages and you increase your chances of receiving or hearing about interesting opportunities.
Select who can see your activity feed.Make sure that your activity feed supports your professional goals and cannot be used against you.
Select who can see your connections.This is very important for your networking.It's great to meet interesting people, but it is even more rewarding to get others in touch.
Show/hide “Viewers of this profile also viewed” box.
Show this box on your profile.It's a good way for others to meet other interesting people in your network.
Search LinkedIn
Take some minutes to search LinkedIn and for sure you'll find lots of contacts from your current and prior employers, clients, vendors, and schools. All those contacts have the potential to help you grow your career or find a good job. In addition, it can be a good source of employment references, as well as reference checking.
Make your network.Connect with other members and build your network.The more connections you have, the more opportunities you have.Connect to people you know and trust or have a business relationship.
Get some recommendations from people you have worked with carry a lot of weight.
If you want to fiand a job use the job search section to find job listings.
The answers section of LinkedIn is a very good way to increase your visibility.Respond to questions, and ask a question if you need information.
Use LinkedIn Mobile to view profiles, invite new connections, and access to LinkedIn answers from your phone.
With LinkedIn’s mobile app it is easy to stay update with your industry and see what is going on with your networks, regardless of your location.
Show/hide “Viewers of this profile also viewed” box.
Show this box on your profile.It's a good way for others to meet other interesting people in your network.
Search LinkedIn
Take some minutes to search LinkedIn and for sure you'll find lots of contacts from your current and prior employers, clients, vendors, and schools. All those contacts have the potential to help you grow your career or find a good job. In addition, it can be a good source of employment references, as well as reference checking.
Make your network.Connect with other members and build your network.The more connections you have, the more opportunities you have.Connect to people you know and trust or have a business relationship.
Get some recommendations from people you have worked with carry a lot of weight.
If you want to fiand a job use the job search section to find job listings.
The answers section of LinkedIn is a very good way to increase your visibility.Respond to questions, and ask a question if you need information.
Use LinkedIn Mobile to view profiles, invite new connections, and access to LinkedIn answers from your phone.
With LinkedIn’s mobile app it is easy to stay update with your industry and see what is going on with your networks, regardless of your location.
Launch the mobile app to find your news, insights and updates.It is a wonderful tool for staying in the know, even if you’re out of the office or are not to your computer.You can to search for job postings, group discussions, and even news articles.Also use the top bar to search for someone’s profile right before you enter a meeting with he(her).
LinkedIn groups can be a great resource for people looking to network on the career-social platform.
It's easy to create a group.From the top navigation bar, hover your mouse over the Interests.Then click the groups link in the drop-down list that appears.Click the Create a Group button.
LinkedIn requires a logo.The file must be png, jpeg, or gif, and the size of the logo cannot exceed 100KB. Click the browse button next to the logo box. Then choose a logo file on your computer so LinkedIn can upload it;then click open.
Provide your group information and settings, choose a group name, summary, description, type, your website URL and manager e-mail.If you want people to automatically have access to join or to be pre-approved by you and whether you want your group visible on your member's profile pages.You have only 300 characters in your group summary.
Go back to the create a group page and enter your description. If your group is located in one geographic region, select the appropriate check box.Click the create a group button to create your group on LinkedIn.If you want to be visible to everyone,click the create an open group button or if want to be visible only for members choose a members only group button.
How to Create a Company Page?
A Company Page helps others learn about your business, brand, products and others services, and job opportunities.
To create a Company Page:
Before creating a Company Page, it’s very important to understand the audience you’re trying to attract. For this
search members who fit your customer personas, such as a social media manager.
For create a page is easy:add your company logo, banner image, and description to get started.
Give your brand more opportunities to be discovered by the right people—add your company specialties, links, and copy describing your core value propositions on your Company Page.
Once you’ve created a Company Page, you need to grow your follower base to promote your company’s products and services.
- The best way to directly invite your connections would be to send them a direct message which would include your link .
- You can also add your Company Page URL to your outbound emails and all marketing communications.
- Add the ‘Follow Company’ button to your website/blog.This is easy to set up and another way to grow your follower base.
- You can create Ad campaigns to promote your Company Page and attract more followers. You can engage in advertising to promote your business, product, service, with highly targeted, pay-for-performance ads that drive traffic back to your Company Page.
LinkedIn lets you target just the right people to build a community of brand advocates.
Your employees are the best brand advocates. Encourage them to add their current position at your company to their profile. This will automatically make them followers of your page, and feature your Company Page right on their profile.
Contacting You on LinkedIn
You can select the types of messages you're willing to receive and select who can send you invitations from the Communications section of your Privacy & Settings page.
Members can contact you through messages, InMail messages, and introductions depending on their degree of connection to you within the LinkedIn network.
LinkedIn groups can be a great resource for people looking to network on the career-social platform.
It's easy to create a group.From the top navigation bar, hover your mouse over the Interests.Then click the groups link in the drop-down list that appears.Click the Create a Group button.
LinkedIn requires a logo.The file must be png, jpeg, or gif, and the size of the logo cannot exceed 100KB. Click the browse button next to the logo box. Then choose a logo file on your computer so LinkedIn can upload it;then click open.
Provide your group information and settings, choose a group name, summary, description, type, your website URL and manager e-mail.If you want people to automatically have access to join or to be pre-approved by you and whether you want your group visible on your member's profile pages.You have only 300 characters in your group summary.
Go back to the create a group page and enter your description. If your group is located in one geographic region, select the appropriate check box.Click the create a group button to create your group on LinkedIn.If you want to be visible to everyone,click the create an open group button or if want to be visible only for members choose a members only group button.
How to Create a Company Page?
A Company Page helps others learn about your business, brand, products and others services, and job opportunities.
To create a Company Page:
- Move your cursor over Interests at the top of your homepage and select Companies.
- Click Create in the Create a Company Page box on the right.
- Enter your company's official name and your work email address.
- Click Continue and enter your company information.
Before creating a Company Page, it’s very important to understand the audience you’re trying to attract. For this
search members who fit your customer personas, such as a social media manager.
For create a page is easy:add your company logo, banner image, and description to get started.
Give your brand more opportunities to be discovered by the right people—add your company specialties, links, and copy describing your core value propositions on your Company Page.
Once you’ve created a Company Page, you need to grow your follower base to promote your company’s products and services.
- The best way to directly invite your connections would be to send them a direct message which would include your link .
- You can also add your Company Page URL to your outbound emails and all marketing communications.
- Add the ‘Follow Company’ button to your website/blog.This is easy to set up and another way to grow your follower base.
- You can create Ad campaigns to promote your Company Page and attract more followers. You can engage in advertising to promote your business, product, service, with highly targeted, pay-for-performance ads that drive traffic back to your Company Page.
LinkedIn lets you target just the right people to build a community of brand advocates.
Your employees are the best brand advocates. Encourage them to add their current position at your company to their profile. This will automatically make them followers of your page, and feature your Company Page right on their profile.
Contacting You on LinkedIn
You can select the types of messages you're willing to receive and select who can send you invitations from the Communications section of your Privacy & Settings page.
Members can contact you through messages, InMail messages, and introductions depending on their degree of connection to you within the LinkedIn network.