Basic LinkedIn overview for Get Online Week 2011

1. LinkedIn
101:
Connec/ng
with
others,
researching
companies,
and
looking
for
work
Brian
Hsi
CTTAB
Board
Member
Get
Online
Week
2011

2. Use
HTTPS
whenever
you
can
to
log
into
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
is
primarily
a
way
for
you
to
connect
with
your
colleagues,
research
companies,
and
look
for
work.
There
are
free
and
paid*
op/ons
available
*Note*
When
first
signing
up
for
LinkedIn,
you
will
be
prompted
to
choose
a
free
or
paid
account
(see
appendix)

3. Similar
to
other
online
social
networks,
LinkedIn
provides
content
tailored
to
you.
The
more
informa/on
you
share
with
LinkedIn,
the
more
precise
the
topics
are
for
you

4. CONNECTING
WITH
OTHERS

5. email@email.com
One
of
the
ways
that
LinkedIn
offers
you
tailored
content
is
by
knowing
who
you
are
connected
to.
Linked
in
offers
to
look
for
people
/ed
to
your
email
address
to
find
possible
connec/ons

6. In
order
for
LinkedIn
to
check
your
email
contacts
you
need
to
allow
them
to
do
it

7. You
will
then
be
presented
with
some
contacts
already
on
LinkedIn
for
you
to
add
if
you
wish.
Note,
they
must
agree
to
have
you
add
them
for
them
to
be
a
connec/on

8. You
can
also
click
on
Add
Connec/ons
to
invite
people
you
know,
find
classmates,
or
colleagues

9. COMPANY
RESEARCH

10. Researching
companies
is
as
easy
as
Search

11. The
company
page
will
tell
you
about
the
business,
how
you
are
connected
and
what
jobs
may
be
open

12. Connec/ons
refer
to
how
closely
you
are
/ed
to
another
person
or
company.
Knowing
how
you
are
connected
helps
you
get
introduced
to
others

13. LOOKING
FOR
JOBS

14. LinkedIn
lets
you
search
for
jobs
by
/tle,
company,
key
words

15. Searching
will
bring
up
a
list
of
related
posi/ons
that
can
then
be
refined
by
loca/on,
company,
and
more

16. A
more
refined
list
of
results
help
you
target
par/cular
posi/ons.
Knowing
how
you
are
connected
to
the
person
pos/ng
can
give
you
insight
into
the
role.

17. APPENDIX

18. Paid
and
Free
op/ons
exist
on
LinkedIn.
You
can
use
LinkedIn
for
Free
if
you
want