LinkedIn Who Needs It

LinkedIn Who Needs It Share What Is It? Its the most important place to be seen online professionally, the #1 online tool for professional networking. I use it myself heres my profile. Who Needs to Be There? Almost anyone who has a career, especially people in white collar occupations from secretaries to software developers. Its an important component in managing your career. Anyone who might ever be in the job market again even if that day might not come for years. Employed, unemployed or self employed we all can benefit. Anyone who realizes that its not just what you know but who you know that leads to success. Why? We all need to be ready ready for a promotion or job offer, ready to build mutually useful relationships, ready for anything. Recruiters often go straight to LinkedIn when they have an opening to fill and many of these openings are hidden jobs, never publicly posted. Potential employers and clients can see glowing recommendations in your LinkedIn profile, increasing the chances theyll reach out about working with you. Your LinkedIn contacts can introduce you to company insiders. When? Before you need it. It takes time to build up contacts, recommendations and relationships. Now is better than never. Jump in. When youre in a stealth job search. Will your boss notice and know that youre looking? You can keep it low-key through careful attention to the Settings, but more than that, be prepared to tell your boss how youre using LinkedIn to build your image and relationships within the company and with customers. When youve just started a new job. New colleagues will be curious. Show them who you are. How? Its easy to put up a pretty good profile and use LinkedIn at a basic level, but it takes more skill to write a smart, engaging profile that instantly communicates the best of who you are. And it helps to know some best practices for what to do after that. You know where Im going with this! Of course Id love to talk with you contact me now for a free consultation about how I can help you use LinkedIn to reach your career goals.