This document provides tips and information on how to use LinkedIn effectively. It highlights that LinkedIn is primarily used by older, male professionals to market themselves and connect with business contacts. The document recommends completing all profile sections as users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities. It also stresses the importance of regularly logging in, connecting with contacts, making status updates, and having a profile photo to fully utilize LinkedIn.
1. How You Can Use
LinkedIn
What’s your small step going to be?
2. Why LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is used
primarily by
older, male
professionals to
market themselves.1
4 out of 5 LinkedIn
members drive
business decisions.2
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64% of users say LinkedIn
helps them develop
relationships and grow
new business.3
92% of B2B journalists use
LinkedIn.4
http://socialmediatoday.com/paulkiser/285851/who-uses-facebook-twitter-linkedin-myspace-4thq1stq-stats-and-analysis
http://marketing.linkedin.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Infographic_LinkedIn_Audience_Global_2012.pdf
http://marketing.linkedin.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Infographic_LinkedIn_Audience_Global_2012.pdf
http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/08/31/us-study-finds-92-of-b2b-journalists-use-linkedin/
4. Complete Your Profile
Fill out every
section
completely!
Users with
complete profiles
are 40 times more
likely to receive
opportunities
through LinkedIn.1
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http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=pop/pop_more_profile_completeness
5. What Sections Matter Most?
Name, Headline, L
ocation, Photo, C
ontact Info
Profile picture
Contact Info
Summary Section
Tell your story
Tell people to
get in touch with
you
6. How to Use LinkedIn
Login at least
once a week.
Connect within 48
hours.
Send a
personalized.
Make status
updates.
7. What Will Your Small Step
Be?
Recover your
password and login!
Add a profile picture.
Update your profile.
Connect with me!
LinkedIn is a social media platform designed exclusively for professionals – your profile consists of your resume and other career related information.Use LinkedIn to stay at the forefront of people’s minds (use the example of John Jackley and PDC).The research is showing that more and more people are searching within social media platforms. You need to have a profile where people are searching!In contrast to other platforms it’s ok to set up a LinkedIn profile and be static. The only thing you have to do is login at least once a week.
Setting up your LinkedIn profile is an iterative process. It’s something you’ll come back to and improve again and again. So the important point is to just put down something.Users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn!
This section of your profile is arguably the most important because it contains all the necessary information about who you are, your current job title, where you live, and how to get in touch with you.The second most important section – and by far the most challenging – is the Summary section. In this section you write a summary of your career to date. After glancing at your basic bio information, people will then scroll down and read your Summary because this gives them a qualitative sense of who you are and what you’re about.