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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 2011 5 Top Linkedin Tips James Taylor - @macs_jamest

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On Friday 4 July James Taylor and Chris Finlay (from Gateley) are hosting a breakfast seminar entitled "is your business at risk from social media"..... Chris will discuss his legal advice and James will complete the seminar on a positive note by giving a 10 minute tour of his top 5 Linkedin tips.

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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 20115 Top Linkedin TipsJames Taylor - @macs_jamest

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Who am I? Who are Macs?

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If you use Social Media……you already have a

PERSONAL BRAND.…just google your name and your

company name & see what happens

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5 TIPS – CHECKLIST#1 - SMART Profile = Get Discovered#2 – Learn how to use Boolean search #3 – Saving searches for efficiency#4 - Download Linkedin contacts for your phone#5 - Join Groups & be active in them

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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 2011#1 SMART PROFILE

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Headline tips…

1. Re-use your name2. Way to contact you – I use twitter3. Keyword maximise – I use ‘recruitment’4. Use the bullet points to separate out

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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 2011#2 LEARN HOW TO SEARCH – BOOLEAN STYLE!

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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 2011#3 SAVE YOUR SEARCHES

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The most important – your staff

• Why do people update their profile?• Internal promotion?• Starting to look externally?

• How useful if you received a weekly update RE your own employees?

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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 2011#4 LINKEDIN CONTACTS

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Linkedin Contacts – The APPHas radically improved CRM functionalityAbility to categorise (Tag) candidates whilst in a searchYOUR DAY - Set reminders for when to contact next Syncs to your phone

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Once you’ve searched, tag.

You can also set reminders for when to follow up.And…

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You can sync to your phone

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LINKEDIN WORKSHOP 2011#5 JOIN GROUPS & COMMENT/DISCUSS

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BUILD A NETWORK – FAST!

Fastest way to increase your visibility/accessibilityThere really is a group for everything you can imagine – IFRS (380) Get involved in Group Discussion If there’s only 1 Group you join… Alumni

Because people like people like themselves

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Q&A…. And a quick

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Tip #6 – if interested… For further information about our 2 hr Linkedin workshops – http://www.macildowie.com/employers/linkedin-workshops-and-adviceMacildowie Star Candidate functionality is worth a look http://www.macildowie.com/employers/star-candidate

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Thankyou & Good Luck@macs_Jamest