Presentation By Arati Sunar

What is LinkedIn?

• LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows users to take the classic card exchange into the online realm.

• LinkedIn provides users with the ability to connect with first degree connections and be introduced to second and third degree connections.

• Put together a summary of your expertise and accomplishments.

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CREATING YOUR LINKEDIN ACCOUNT

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Filling out the form

Visit www.linkedin.com

What you will need:

- Personal email address

- You can set up a personal email account with Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.

- Password

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Your profile - picture

• You can choose to add a picture.

• Upload the most professional picture you have – 4MB limit.

• Crop picture.

• Choose photo visibility settings.

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Your profile - details

• List your current and past positions.

• Can be as detailed as you would like to be.

• List your education.

• Your professional summary and specialties.

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Your profile – contact import

• Use the site’s import option to import your contacts from your webmail.

• You can choose to skip this option and add connections manually.

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Your profile - getting checked out

On your homepage, you can view the number of times people have viewed your profile.

- Click on the highlighted text to view visitor information.

- Information provided depends on visitor’s privacy settings.

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INVITATIONS

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Invitations to join your network

You can choose to invite when you visit a professional’s profile:

• On the top right hand side of the profile you will see the opportunity to add the person to your network.

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How do you know the invitee?

Once you choose to invite, you will be asked how you know the person.

• You can edit the personal note that goes along with the invite or use the generic message.

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Mass invite/webmail invite

Choose to add connections using the green Add Connections button on your LinkedIn home page.

- You have the option to search your email contacts or input email addresses to send invites.

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Receiving a connection request

You’ll receive a connection request in your Inbox.

• Depending on email notification settings, you may also receive an email to alert you of the invite request.

• Once the request is accepted, you can choose to archive it.

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CONNECTIONS AND YOUR NETWORK

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Connections

• 1st degree connections are those that you have directly invited or have accepted their invite.

• 2nd degree connections are those who are friends of friends

• 3rd degree connections are those connected to a friend of a friend.

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How to work your network - career

Why build up a large network? The 1st, 2nd, and third degree connections may be your “in” to a new career opportunity.

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LINKEDIN INTERNAL MESSAGING SYSTEM

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LinkedIn Inbox

Message center from those who are connected with you or those who want to connect.

- Messages may include InMails, Introductions, requests to join groups you have created, etc.

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Message out of your network: InMail

Want to message someone who is out of your network?

- Send an InMail.

- Must have a paid account.

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Message inside your network

If you would like to send a message to a connection whose profile you are visiting, on the right hand side – click Send a message.

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LINKEDIN APPS

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LinkedIn app review

• Box.net Files

• Polls

• SAP Community Bio

• Blog Link

• SlideShare Presentations

• Google Presentations

• Reading List by Amazon

• Events

• Huddle Workspaces

• Tweets

• Company Buzz

• My Travel

• WordPress

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LinkedIn apps

Applications (apps) in LinkedIn allow you to provide profile visitors with access to trip information (TripIt), presentations (SlideShare) events you are attending (Events app), etc.

- Apps are optional.

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CONCLUSION

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According to me LinkedIn is to connects the world’s

professionals to enable them to be more

productive and successful. We can connect with

Millions of other professionals to exchange ideas,

learn, make deals, find opportunities or employees,

work, and make decisions.

Thank you

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