It's not enough to be on LinkedIn, you need to drive Full Throttle! Search employers, follow companies, find hiring managers. Meet your peers--be brazen and introduce yourself to others. And participate in group discussions to showcase your expertise.
3. Go Where the Attention Is
“You'll miss 100%
of the shots you
don’t take.”
Wayne Gretzky
4. 100% Profile Recap
Catchy Tagline — not just your job title
Summary — Contact info at top
Impactful and Concise — ”peppered” with
professional keywords & industry buzz talk
Specialties
Experience — Your impact on employers
Skills — Quick glance in list form
5. Goal is to Help You Avoid
C licking a job posting online
R eviewing it
A pplying immediately
P raying for a response or
Preying on the posting’s contact
6. Maximum Horsepower
Informational
Find jobs
interviews
Find hiring
Meet your peers
managers
Follow Companies Add applications
7. Advanced search by criteria
Title, function, industry & location
OR
In Keywords type
Hiring or recruiting position
14. Request info interviews
Meet for coffee
Just make the requests
People will help …
Those in their industry!
15. Browser Toolbar
Access to Under Find
LinkedIn Jobs (Tools at
from any bottom of
website page)
Save jobs & Supports all
profiles of major online
interest job boards
16. Search company
Click “Follow”
View hiring page
See your network
See employee skills
19. Real time content stream
Your connections’ shared links
Includes Tweets
Filter : topic, industry, company
20. Search Signal
Go to homepage
In All Updates click search button
Type in keywords
For latest news, filter by Time
21. LinkedIn Today
Actual news
Shared by
articles and
your network
blogs
Follow
Save to
sources and
read later
industries
23. Add Applications
Under More, Get More Apps
Box.net — Upload resume / documents
Slide Share — Powerpoint presentations
Blog Link — Connected to LinkedIn
WordPress — Connected to LinkedIn
Portfolio Display — Creative works
Polls — Collect data
25. Paid Account?
Inmail — You can usually find e-mail addresses.
Viewed your profile — Are you that curious?
$100K+ Jobs — Pulled from Payscale, which is
free.
Top of Search Results — But with hundreds only
1 is the top.
Job Seeker Badge — Might not want to
broadcast.
OpenLink for Recruiters — Your contact info’s at
the top of your summary.
26. References
LinkedIn Learning Center: Top 10 Overused Buzzwords in Profiles:
learn.linkedin.com/what-is-linkedin blog.linkedin.com/2010/12/14/2010-
top10-profile-buzzwords
Writing a Winning Headline: mashable.com/2011/12/13/linkedin-
www.careerrocketeer.com/2012/02/3- buzzwords-2011/#view_as_one_page-
steps-to-writing-a-winning-linkedin- gallery_box3469
headline.html
LinkedIn Browser Toolbar:
Examples of Headlines: www.linkedin.com/static?key=jobsinsider
careersherpa.net/linkedin-headlines- _download&trk=msitejobseek
that-entice/#.T0wDhOR7nRQ.twitter
Nile Nickel's Five Tips To Success:
12 Ways to Build a Better Profile: www.growlinx.com/wp-
careersherpa.net/12-ways-to-build-a- content/uploads/2011/06/Five-Tips-to-
better-profile/#.Tucq3_mV4j4.twitter Using-LinkedIn-Rev01.pdf
Top 5 Sources of Finding Keywords for a 100 Ways to Use LinkedIn:
Profile: linkedintelligence.com/smart-ways-to-
careerenlightenment.com/online-resume- use-linkedin
building/keywords-social-media-profile-
job-seekers
27. Still More …
How to Use Short Substantive Soundbites: LinkedIn Power Tune-Up Webinar:
www.careerrocketeer.com/2011/12/how- www.careereducation.columbia.edu/resou
to-use-short-substantive-soundbites- rces/multimedia/webinar/how-write-
on-linkedin.html killer-linkedin-profile
theessayexpert.com/e-books-media-2
How Recruiters Use LinkedIn:
www.businessinsider.com/infographic- LinkedIn Levels:
most-recruiters-are-completely- www.linkedin.com/subscriptionv2?display
ignoring-facebook-and-twitter-2012-2 Products=&family=jss&trk=acct_set_com
pare&commpare_acct
Invitation Ideas:
www.careerealism.com/linkedin-invitation Webinars (disregard the infomercial styled
pitch):
www.befoundjobs.com
10 Top Open Networkers to Follow:
www.careerattraction.com
windmillnetworking.com/2011/03/17/to
p-linkedin-open-networkers-connectors-
2011 Book Blog—I’m on LinkedIn, Now What?
imonlinkedinnowwhat.com