LinkedIn for Newbies
Darlene McDaniel over at Interview Chatter has created a great 10-part series on LinkedIn, as seen through the eyes of a new user:
- What is LinkedIn? - Darlene starts with a brand new LinkedIn account, sets up a profile and connects to some people that are already on the system, all in about 90 minutes.
- One Value of Your LinkedIn Profile - Within 24 hours, Darlene has access to nearly a million people on LinkedIn.
- Book Review: I’m on LinkedIn — Now What?? - I was Executive Editor on this book, so I admit I’m biased, but Darlene really enjoyed it. Key message at this point - complete your profile thoroughly.
- LinkedIn Connections - "Now What?" - Darlene has the "ah-hah" moment that it’s really the number of people in your second degree that matters more than the number of people in your first degree. The power is in the links.
- LinkedIn Connections - "Now What?", Pt. 2 - Do you have a LinkedIn success story of your own to share? Darlene wants to hear it.
- LinkedIn Connections - Degrees - Darlene explains degrees of separation and starts exploring reaching out beyond her immediate connections.
- LinkedIn - Blast from My Past - Darlene reconnects with her previous manager through a mutual contact.
- LinkedIn Answers - A brief tour of one of LinkedIn’s most powerful features.
- Create More Value with LinkedIn - Inspired by a Guy Kawasaki post, Darlene shares some tips specifically for job-seekers on how to use LinkedIn to prepare for your interview.
- LinkedIn - Jobs & Hiring - An overview of the tools available for job seekers on LinkedIn.
November 29th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Hey Scott, Thanks for the links and the post. I love it!!!
Darlene
Interview Guru
http://www.interviewchatter.com/
November 29th, 2007 at 10:20 am
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