1. LinkedIn for Beginners: A HandsOn Approach Paula Brand MA, CPRW, GCDF Career Advisor for AAWDC and Founder ofBrand Career Management MCDA Annual Conference January 27, 2012

2. LinkedIn - Hands OnTODAY YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: Get a vanity URL Upload your rsum Start editing/adding information Upload picture Send an invitation Join a Group (NCDA or MCDA) 3. GETTING A VANITY URLYou can and should personalize your web address (URL) on LIIts quick & easy to do.Its similar to getting a vanity license plate for your car - its acustomized web address/URLThis helps you:Be found more easily by othersImprove your Google rankingMakes your URL more memorableHelps in branding yourself add it to your marketing materials 4. 4 5. 5 6. 6 7. UPLOADING YOUR RSUMand EDITING YOUR PROFILE 8. ELEMENTS of a GREAT PROFILE Create a vanity/customized URL Complete a full profile without typos A picture is worth a thousand words Avoid very personal info Should you care about % completed? 9. SENDING INVITATIONS TOOTHERSTO CONNECT WITH YOU 10. MAKING CONNECTIONS Find the person by searching for aname in the top right hand cornerof the screen Click on Connect Select how you know them Always personalize your message! There are consequences of IDK 11. 12 12. 13 13. Instead of using the generic greeting, say something like this: Hi Paula, I enjoyed your LI workshop at NCDA. Would you like to get connected?14 14. 15 15. JOIN A GROUP Find a group to join -- Click on Groups, thenclick on Group Directory and search by keyword Or, just start typing the name of a group in thetop right corner search box (be sure to haveselected to search in group mode) Look for MCDA, NCDA or another group likethe Federal Job Search Support Group Click Join Group, then await for a GroupManager to approve your request, if needed 16. THANKS FOR ATTENDINGQUESTIONS????PAULA BRANDpaulabrandcprw@gmail.compaulabrand.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabrandcprw