How to use LinkedIn | Video tutorials on learning LinkedIn
LinkedIn is perhaps the biggest social networking site catering to professionals out there today. Whether you're an individual who is seeking employment opportunities, a recruitment officer looking for potential employees, or a marketing manager who wants to promote a brand or service online, LinkedIn has tools that will help you achieve your goals. If you're interested in learning how to be a part of this social network and how to be able to make use of its features, here are a couple of video tutorials that will show you some of the things you can do with LinkedIn. These are just a few of the videos from the LinkedIn Essential Training course from lynda.com. Continue reading this article if you wish to find out how to access more of the videos from this training title.
LinkedIn Essential Training - Welcome
LinkedIn Essential Training - Signing up with LinkedIn
LinkedIn Essential Training - Adding your work experience and education
LinkedIn Essential Training - Selecting an appropriate networking approach: Open vs. Closed
LinkedIn Essential Training - Why start a LinkedIn group?
LinkedIn Essential Training - Reviewing the Jobs section
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Here is a more detailed description of the course:
Training provider: lynda.com training Title: LinkedIn Essential Training Author: Richard Colback Duration: 2hrs 36mins Date of release: 16 February 2011
1. Introducing LinkedIn What is LinkedIn?
2. Signing Up Signing up with LinkedIn
3. Reviewing the Key Parts of LinkedIn with a Finished Profile Learning the Home page Understanding the importance of the Highlights section Exploring the personal summary Reviewing work experience and education Working through additional profile information Understanding the importance of connections Looking at the power of groups Understanding how companies use LinkedIn
4. Creating Your Profile Building your profile starting with the highlights Adding your work experience and education Using groups to add depth to your profile Understanding the difference between a public and private profile
5. Managing Connections Understanding why connecting is powerful Selecting an appropriate networking approach: Open vs. closed Reviewing connection settings Accepting and sending invitations and messages Giving and receiving recommendations Accepting automatic connection recommendations Connecting via groups Using the Tweets application to grow your network Understanding what your network statistics mean
6. Being Part of a Group Finding the right groups for you Joining groups and selecting options Being mindful of etiquette and communication within groups
7. Starting Your Own Group Why start a LinkedIn group? Defining groups Selecting options Building your group membership Managing your group
8. Seeking Jobs Looking for jobs on LinkedIn Reviewing the Jobs section Trolling the job board Using keywords in your profile to increase visibility Following companies and getting job alerts Monitoring your network stats to know where to make adjustments Using additional options: Buttons, service provider listings, and paid options
9. Recruiting Employees Searching profiles to find suitable candidates Understanding the etiquette for approaching candidates Assessing references
10. Marketing Your Business Using Linkedin for business Setting up a business profile
11. Getting Involved with Communities Asking questions and providing answers Engaging through group discussions and news
12. Using Applications What are apps? File-sharing apps Blog apps Personal interest apps Business info apps Presentation apps Professionally focused apps Mobile apps Removing apps from your profile
13. Editing Your Profile Completing your profile Editing your profile to stay relevant Managing your settings
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