This document provides an overview of the professional networking site LinkedIn and how it can be used to help find jobs. It discusses that over 75% of jobs are found through networking rather than published opportunities. It then explains what LinkedIn is and how users can create a profile, connect with contacts, search for people and jobs, and use groups. The document encourages job seekers to use LinkedIn to build their professional network and find contacts that can help them get the next job.

1. By Mike Rasmussen Hillsdale Ward Employment Specialist A Little About Me: HR/Recruiting Consultant for Solutions Partners, Inc. A Full Service Business Consulting Firm-specializing in HR and Staffing & IT Business Solutions www.solutionspi.com

6. Sign Up For An Account-Click Joining Linked-in To Start

7. Put in Information To Create Account

9. Example of Completed Profile

10. Example of Completed Profile

11. Example of Completed Profile

12. Example of Completed Profile

13. Example of Completed Profile

14. Example of Completed Profile

15. Example of Completed Profile

16. Example of Completed Profile

17. Example of Completed Profile

18. Example of Completed Profile

19. Linked-in Options & Main Menu

20. Linked-in Network Updates On Home Page-Who Has Viewed Profile

21. Linked-in Q&A & Company Profiles, & Recommendations

22. Linked-in Group Updates-News and Industry Changes Can Be Seen Here

23. Who Has Joined Linked-in-View Company Changes Here

24. Searching Linked-in

26. Searching For People

27. Type In Search Criteria

28. List Shows Those In Your Network

29. Linked-in Will Show You Other’s Profiles and Who They Are Connected To

30. Viewers of This Profile Also Viewed

31. Searching For Groups

32. LDS Groups

33. Linked-in Groups Can Offer You Networking Tools

34. Who Do You Know?

35. Other Great Groups For LDS Job Seekers

37. Adding Connections

38. From Your Connections Page Can View Possible Folks you May Wish To Connect With

39. Who’s In Your Network?

40. Linked-in Network

41. Industries In Your Network

42. Look For Jobs On Linked-in

44. Linkedin Hack

45. What To Put In

46. Search Results

47. You Can Put in Job Title or Company Name

48. Find The Folks And Make The Calls