Tips for Using LinkedIn

Mino Sullivan, a highly regarded career coach and work expert lists 10 Tips to Enhance Your Job Search Using Linkedin. You can click the link to download a copy for yourself.

Briefly the tips are as follows:

1. Complete your profile thoroughly – include a picture or yourself, your work history, accomplishments, and recommendations from past supervisors, coworkers and clients.

2. Build your network – the more the merrier, whether or not they are directly related to your industry – they may know someone who knows someone.

3. Prepare for interviews using Linkedin – research companies and their executives before you interview.

4. Join Linkedin groups – become known and get to know others.

5. Participate in discussions – share and learn, demonstrate your knowledge.

6. Search for jobs daily – use the job board, some of the listings may be exclusive to Linkedin and recruiters are often named providing more networking opportunities.

7. Ask and answer questions – be a part of the community, share your insights.

8. Identify target companies – you can target by industry and geography to narrow your focus your efforts.

9. Promote your blog/website – let people know what you are up to.

10.Final tidbits – update regularly, include a link to your Linkedin profile in your email signature, use an “out of office” auto responder.
Mino Sullivan