This document provides an overview of the professional social networking site LinkedIn. It discusses that LinkedIn was founded in 2002 and launched in 2003, with over 90 million users worldwide. The site allows users to maintain professional contacts and network to find jobs, people, and business opportunities. Employers can also use it to post jobs and find potential candidates. The document provides tips on creating a profile, getting noticed on LinkedIn, staying plugged in, etiquette, and encourages visiting the LinkedIn site.
2. In Brief ..
Founder Seth Rodman,
founded the business in
his living room
- LinkedIn (pronounced /ˌlɪŋkt.ˈɪn/) is a business-oriented
social networking site
- Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003,[2]
it is mainly used for professional networking.
- As of 1 January 2011, LinkedIn reports more than 90
million registered users, spanning more than 200 countries
and territories worldwide.[3]
- The site is available in English, French, German, Italian,
Portuguese and Spanish.[4]
3. - allows registered users to maintain a list of contact details
of people they know and trust in business [1]
- can then be used to find jobs, people and business
opportunities recommended by someone in one's contact
network [2]
Purpose & - Employers can list jobs and search for potential candidates
Features .. [3]
- Job seekers can review the profile of hiring managers & ask
their existing contacts to introduce them [4]
- Users can now follow different companies and can get
notification about the new joining and offers available [5]
4. Benefits ..
- Groups & Events [1]
- Company profiles & Jobs [2]
- uses a federated search that offers greater results [3]
- uses a "gated-access approach" that ensures proper identity
acknowledgement and recognition [4]
5. - start with a basic account, its free [1]
- use your email account to search for existing users to
connect with [2]
Getting
- dedicate an afternoon to create your profile [3]
Started ..
- define specific goals as to your joining [4]
- inquire on your company’s policy of such platform
usage [5]
-allows 3000
invites
- allows 50
groups
6. - A headline with keywords relevant to industry [1]
- A picture. “People do business with people “ [2]
- How you prefer to be contacted e.g via LinkedIn, e-mail or over the phone [3]
- What you want to be contacted about e.g reference requests, consulting offers, or career
opportunities [4]
Profile Checklist ..
7. - Ask and answer questions [1]
- Recommend and introduce colleagues [2]
- Post Presentations & Give Aways [3]
Getting - Participate in Polls [4]
Noticed .. - Attend Events [5]
8. - LinkedIn Outlook Toolbar [1]
- Web Browser Toolbar for I.E & Firefox [2]
Staying
- LinkedIn E-mail Signature [3] Plugged In ..
- Smartphone Plug IN [4]
- Update via Twitter, Blog or Email [5]
9. - only post true and verifiable info [1]
- archive requests, don’t reject [2]
- adopt the 6 degrees concept [3]
- pay forward in most forums [4]
Etiquecy ..
- remain current [5]
- don’t get personal, move to Facebook otherwise [6]
Connect 3g
and do live
demo
Silicon-Valley based LinkedIn had pretty much the same iconic start that high-tech legends are made of. The only differences were that rather than being a college dropout, its major founder and current chairman, Reid Hoffman, was an Oxford-trained philosopher, and it was started in his living room, and not his garage.\n
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federated search provides a singular search interface to numerous underlying deep web data sources. This reduces the burden on the search patron by not requiring knowledge of each individual search interface or even knowledge of the existence of the individual data sources being searched.\n\nFederated search is an information retrieval technology that allows the simultaneous search of multiple searchable resources. A user makes a single query request which is distributed to the search engines participating in the federation. The federated search then aggregates the results that are received from the search engines for presentation to the user.\n\n
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- Build your network from those you e-mail frequently, manage your network from within Outlook, and see mini LinkedIn profiles for everyone who e-mails you.\n- Quickly search LinkedIn for any name you come across while surfing. Read about an interesting person in the Journal? Click on their name and see how closely you’re connected\n- Create a custom e-mail signature in Outlook, Outlook Express, and Mozilla Thunderbird with a brief version of your LinkedIn profile and a link to your full profile.\n\n
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SWITCH TO LIVE DEMO\n\nIf you find that an existing contact is blasting you with too much information or making overly aggressive requests for introductions and recommendations, LinkedIn will let you remove that person easily — and without the contact knowing they’re out of your network. If only it were that easy in real life.\n\n