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This is part of a series of presentations given at a BounceBack St Louis workshop in September 2010
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Presentations available
http://slideshare.net/bouncebackstl
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Who is David Strom?
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Agenda
Ways to beef up your profile Do’s and don’ts List all of your positions Make sure people can contact you How to grow your network Ask for recommendations Privacy and visibility issues
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Why bother
The new “Parachute” Typical business uses What happens if you don’t join It isn’t just for job seekers Start small and develop experience
and learn by using more of its features
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Too many choices!
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Your profile
What is in a name -- header, email identity, and photo
Status updates
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What to include in your “headline”
Photo Email address A concise way to describe yourself as
part of your name (“computer networking consultant”)
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Sample header files
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My header
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Ways to show your name
Nancy Shoup, MBA Nancy Shoup, ace project
manager Nancy Shoup, project manager
maven Nancy Shoup, project manager
professional
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Do’s
Make sure they are people you can visualize in your mind or have some memory
Do check LinkedIn daily Make sure you have your settings the
way you intended Constantly cultivate and feed your
network
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Don’ts
Don’t send out mass invites to more than 30 people at once
Don’t put non-professional items in your status updates
Don’t obsess about the number of connections and build slowly over time
Don’t just get started on the site two weeks before you are changing jobs
Don’t worry too much about using InMail
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List ALL of your positions
Both paid and volunteer, part-time and full-time!
And get recommendations from as many as possible
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Make sure people can contact you
Under “edit contact settings”
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How to grow your network
Sending out invites Accepting requests
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Criteria for adding people
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Now let’s add them!
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Export from email address book
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Be choosey!
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Forwarding requests
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Recommendations
But I don’t know anyone! Part time jobs Family friends, neighbors, other
adults who know you well can be a good substitute
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Recommendations
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Claim a Public Profile URL
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My business card
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Privacy and visibility
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Facebook “marriage”
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Do you want your connections visible?
Visit this setting first!
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What is the difference?
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Different types of contacts
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Making your contact info visible
In Profile/edit contacts:
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Profile updates announced
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Status info visible to contacts
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Public profile
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Should you pay for it?
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Finally: make it a daily habit
For new job postings on your groups For new connections with your
network To tweak your profile and update
your job history To update your status with
noteworthy activities, meetings, or plans
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Good luck with your networking!
David Strom(310) [email protected]://strominator.comhttp://webinformant.tvSlides available:http://slideshare.net/
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