Lis Kovach\'s presentation on how to use LinkedIn on 8/13/09

1. How to use Linkedin
What I have learned about using Linkedin
By: Lis Kovach

2. Set up an account
 Go to: www.linkedin.com
 Open an account with a name and password
 Set up a link to this account so people can look
at it. http://www.linkedin.com/in/lkovach

3. Login or Join

4. Why use Linkedin?
 1. Build a network of contacts
 2. Make your profile visible to employers
 3. Join groups that offer discussions, jobs and
access to other members
 4. Without becoming a paying member, you can
access people in any company and send them
correspondence or your resume

5. Profile Page

6. Title: Job Seeker
Lisbeth Kovach
Job seeker:
Researcher &
Technical Writer

7. Add a photo
My photo.
 Get a good, professional photo.

8. Summary

9. Add your experience

10. Upload documents
Add your resume, references, portfolios,
even your own powerpoint presentation

11. .PDF reference letter

12. Check out who's
checking you out
 
 Your profile has been viewed by 9 people in the last 30 days, including:
  ··Someone at Project Management Institute
  ··Someone in the Automotive industry
  ··Administrative Assistant at Energizer
  ··Someone in the Human Resources function in the Human Resources
industry from Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
  ··Dale Hukill, Someone from Unknown Company
 Who’s Viewed My Profile

13. Join Groups

14. Group pages

15. Members

16. Searches

17. Groups to follow
 Linked Working Cleveland
 CCPL Job Club
 NEO-EXEC
 Cleveland Professionals in Transition

18. Search a Company
Steris in Mentor, Ohio. What can we find out??

19. Results of Company Search

20. Overview and Employees

21. Employee Profiles

22. Making contacts
 How do I contact these people?
 See if anyone in your network knows this
person. Ask for an introduction
 See if this person belongs to a group you are in
and send them an invite to connect.
 Learn how to use the company's email system

23. Using the website
 Go to the Steris website: www.steris.com
 Search around for any email address you can
find, Look under “contact us” or “customer
service”

24. Hunting for email formats

25. Hello!
 Now you know how to send an email
to anyone at Steris.
Cindy_Tanski@steris.com
 Hello Cindy, I am a contract
specialist and I am interested in
knowing more about Steris....

26. Upload your email addresses

27. Your Connections
How connections work for you

28. Just do it!
 Networking, networking, networking
 Take a chance--you have nothing to lose
 Someone will respond to you. Someone will
give you information. Someone will pass your
resume along.