LinkedIn for Business Development

Your Address Book on Steroids

• Over 100 million users - 44 million in US• 60% male• Most users working for companies with over 1000

employees • Highest proportion are active in high tech, finance

& manufacturing• LinkedIn is used by 69 of the Fortune 100

companies

Getting Started

Add Your Employment Info

Find Contacts

Choose Your Connections

Invite Contacts to Join

Share on Facebook and Twitter

Should You Upgrade Your Account?

LinkedIn Homescreen

Your Profile

Adding a Photo

Cropping Your Photo

Import Your Resume

Format Your Resume

Editing Your Work History

Add Skills

Add a Headline

Integrate with Outlook

• Download and How To: http://blog.linkedin.com/2010/02/17/linkedin-microsoft-outlook/

Searching for Connections

Connection Profile

Ask to Connect

Personalizing Your Request

Connection Degrees

Finding Alumni

Alumni Network

Finding Colleagues

Reconnect with Colleagues

Get Specific

Get Even More Specific

Searching for Companies

Get Introduced

Asking for an Introduction

Ask Your Connection for Help

Send a Message

Send Group Message

Pick your Contacts

Type the Message

Recommendations

Request a Recommendation

Write a Recommendation

Network and Profile Views

Who’s Viewed Your Profile?