LinkedIn is an networking site that
has, according to their website, over two hundred twenty-five million
members. Unlike other social networking sites such as Facebook,
Linked in is mean for a more professional representation of oneself.
This is because LinkedIn is a site meant for both possible employees
to advertise themselves to businesses the member wishes to get hired
from as well as a site that businesses can search for possible
employees.
How the users can do this is by
setting up a LinkedIn profile detailing several aspects of themselves
to show what the user are capable of to employers. The profile should
include the user's name, a picture, educational background, previous
occupations, and skills that the user possesses. The skills section
is highly important as one can put all that they have learned into
that section of their profile even if they lack work experience.
Personalizing the URL of the user's Linked in profile is recommended
so that the URL can be placed documents so that employers can easily
access the page. As this job searching site may be an employer's
first look at a user making a professional first impression is
important as it may make or break the the employer's willingness to
hire the user.
Hi Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteI found your post is very interesting and informative. You did really a good job explaining what LinkedIn is, and how someone could utilize the site. Your post will be very resourceful for people who are interested about getting in to the job market. It would be more resourceful if you linked some sites where user can get more information about it. I liked how you included the personalized URL option. Nice Job.
Hey Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteGood post.
I too think that people should change their URL to be a custom one as it looks more professional and makes it easier for potential employers to find information about them. And even though I think it does give us a competitive edge by knowing about this little trick, I think LinkedIn should promote it better by adding the custom URL as a setting that should be made on account creation so that everybody's account is easier to find.
Hi Jonathan, I feel like you provided a very good summary about what Linkedin is and how it should be used. I do however suggest that you provide reasons why to use it by implementing your own voice throughout the blog. So maybe say that Linkedin is becoming a lot more popular throughout businesses and more managers are looking through Linkedin a lot more often now. All in all, keep up the good work man and I hope to see more content soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Johnathan, you provide a good summary as to what LinkedIn is and what features it has that may be beneficial to its users. I would suggest picking a few of those features that you really like and how you would use them to show employers who you are.
ReplyDeleteHi Johnathan,
ReplyDeleteNice Job. You did a very good summary of what is LinkedIn and how can we use it. You mention a very good point that LinkedIn is different from other social networking because it is more professional. And you write it with details, like the URL part, this make your blog very readable.
It is a very nice picture and perfect with your blog.
I am looking forward to read your next blog.