Linking My Career - LinkedIn

As part of my personal learning network, I need to be connected with people that mater most. Networking will always be an important part in developing a career. Linkedin is the free tool that will do that. Remember the key to any successful  networking is to be noticed. By displaying your experiences and qualification we can be "linked " to other that  share the same interests but on a professional level.

"Most people use LinkedIn to “get to someone” in order to make a sale, form a partnership, or get a job. It works well for this because it is an online network of more than 8.5 million experienced professionals from around the world representing 130 industries"(Kawasaki).

                                                                             

There are many benefits to using LinkedIn. Probably one of the most important is the more you develop your profile and  connections, the higher your name will be displayed on searches on search engines like Google. I have added my contacts from outlook at home and will and contacts from outlook at work. I have also added the link to my signature in outlet so that I can gain even more contacts.

Users also have the ability to ask questions and get useful answers from professionals in their network. Check out the tens ways to get the most from LinkedIN by Guy Kawasaki.

Read more: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html#ixzz1oopyHg9o         

                                                                              

Any negatives  such as spam or privacy issues are minor compared with the benefits. So get connection and watch our connections in your profession grow. To explore and get more out of LinkedIn checkout How to Dominate LinkedIn by Garin  Kilpatrick. http://smartonlinesuccess.com/dominate-linkedin/

Works Cited

Kawasaki, Guy. blog.guykawasaki.com. N.p., 4 Jan. 2007. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html#axzz1oopNW7OO>.

Images Cited

Kilpatrick, Garin. How To: Dominate LinkedIn. 2012. Smart Online Success. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://smartonlinesuccess.com/dominate-linkedin/>.
Murphy, Patrick. Five ways to Improve Your Presence in 2012. 2012. Silicon Cloud Blog. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.siliconcloud.com/blog/bid/80739/5-Ways-To-Improve-Your-LinkedIn-Presence-in-2012>.