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to Use LinkedIn
Guy Kawasaki’s
10 Ways
Add connections to increase the probability of being seen.
1. Increase your visibility
2. Improve your connectability.
Show all your affiliations in your profile - your past
companies, educational institutions, and activities.
3. Improve your Google PageRank.
Make your LinkedIn profile public, give it a custom url, and include your profile in your email signature.
4. Enhanceyour search engine results.
Promote your blog/website by including links to them in your
LinkedIn profile.
5. Perform blind, “reverse,” and
Check references for a potential boss or company
you are interviewing at.
company reference checks.
6. Increase the relevancy of your job
search.Use advanced search to
find where people with experience like yours
work. Search using keywords relevant to
your field.
7. Makeyour interview go smoother.
Learn more about people you are meeting so you can discuss common interests & acquaintances. It’s better than awkward silences.
8. Gaugethe health of the company.
Do an advanced search for a company (uncheck “Current Companies only”). You will find the rate of turnover and if people are abandoning ship.
9. Gaugethe health of the industry.Thinking of investing or working in a particular sector? Learn more by finding people who work for competitors or failed companies.
10. Track startups.
Find out who is doing new startups by
searching for “stealth” or “new startup.” Sort by degrees to see people
closest to you first.
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to Use LinkedIn
Guy Kawasaki’s
10 Ways