This document discusses using LinkedIn for job searching and career networking. It recommends setting up a complete LinkedIn profile with a professional photo, relevant experience, and keywords employers may use to find candidates. The document also suggests connecting with classmates and industry groups, and checking privacy settings on other social media profiles to ensure they project a professional image. Overall, it promotes using LinkedIn and other online profiles strategically to find jobs and interviews.

1. LinkedIn & More
Stephanie Beadell | 4.9.13

2. Who am I?
Stephanie Beadell
SEO Associate
SEER Interactive
stephaniebeadell.com
@stephbeadell

3. Why LinkedIn?

4. Why LinkedIn?
● Find a job
● Get an interview
● Professors tell you to use it
● It shows up when you Google your name

5. Why LinkedIn?
● Find a job
● Get an interview
● Professors tell you to use it
● It shows up when you Google your name
according to a study by Monster.com

6. What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a place to showcase skills;
it is not a substitute for having them.

7. Setting Up Your Profile
● Use it like a resume:
○ action words
○ show, don't tell
○ use numbers
○ bullet points are a good idea
● Use a professional-looking photo
● Complete as many relevant sections as you
can, but don't lie or exaggerate your skills

8. Examples
● Stephanie Beadell
● Emma Still
● Aaron Levy

9. Pro Tips:
● Set your profile to public
● Include your gmail address so recruiters can
reach you (yourname@gmail.com)
● Think about which words employers will be
using to find you, and use those in your
profile

10. Be a Power User: Making Connections

11. Be A Power User
● Visit company pages to see how you're
connected
● Ask your
connections to
introduce you
via email or
telephone.

12. Be a Power User
● Connect with all of your classmates and
professors
● Join groups for your industry & school
● Follow companies you like

13. What's Next?

14. Your Online Presence
● Create a Google+ Profile
○ plus.google.com
○ set your profile to public
○ add some personality
○ share awesome things
● Check the privacy settings on your other
social networks
○ Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
○ If the profile isn't employer-friendly, set it to private

15. Create a Website
● Check out About.me or Flavors.me to create
a free website
● Infuse your personality
● Show employers why you'd be somebody
awesome to work with

19. Quick Advice
● Be professional, and be a real person

20. Quick Advice
● Be professional, and be a real person
● Find which networks your industry is using
and go there.

21. Quick Advice
● Be professional, and be a real person
● Find which networks your industry is using
and go there.
● The more confident you become in who you
are and with what you want, the easier it will
be to find a company that makes you happy.

22. Questions?
StephanieBeadell.com | @stephbeadell