using linkedin to help find your next job
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Notes from A.J. Parl's presentation at Canada Job ExpoTRANSCRIPT
Using LinkedIn to Help Find Your Next Job
This presentation by Maira Bay de Souza is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Notes from presentation by
A.J. Parl
at Canada Job Expo
Toronto
November 27th 2012
Before we begin ...
Items in this font are the notes I took of what the presenter said
Items in this font are my own comments
Apps
There are many apps that can be added to enhance your profile:
- My Reading List (by Amazon)
- Events (AJ has discovered very interesting events through this app)
I also have:
Box.net (lets you upload files, and then share them as downloadables on your profile. I have my resume, but you can add work samples, articles, etc)
Slideshare (lets you share slides, and people can view them without having to download)
Self-promoting tip
Create a powerpoint about yourself and put it on slideshare and then share it on Linkedin
Who's viewed your profile?
This section has a link showing the people who've viewed your profile in the last 7 days.
AJ recommends going to this page weekly and sending a message to each person that viewed your profile.
The content can be something like "thanks for checking out my profile, how can I help you? Let's meet on the phone or in person"
Disclaimer
The notes presented here are what I understood from what the presenter communicated. They might not be 100% accurate, as I was taking notes and listening to the presentation at the same time.
All the information I am quoting from the presenter is his intellectual property. I am reproducing it here under the fair use policy, for quoting purposes only.