LinkedIn.com Lesson

Advantages to LinkedIn?

-Free to sign up -Easy way to increase your professional network -Your info is available to prospective employers

Disadvantages to LinkedIn?

-SPAM -You have to keep your LinkedIn profile updated & you have to be active on LinkedIn

What does a LinkedIn profile include?

-Summary -Work Experience -Connections

Features of LinkedIn

-Users make connections to other users -Companies post jobs -users search for jobs -users can identify themselves to hiring managers

What percented of all job openings are ONLY posted on LinkedIn?

48%

What percentage of all job openings are posted on LinkedIn?

77%

Impact of LinkedIn

As of November 2013, over 225 million business professionals are on LinkedIn, from 200 different countries.

LinkedIn is

a social network of professionals.

LinkedIn was

created by executives from Yahoo.com & PayPal.

LinkedIn launched

in May 2003