Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes

Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 12
Understanding What LinkedIn Can Do for You......Page 14
Understanding the Key to Success on LinkedIn......Page 15
Understanding LinkedIn Account Types......Page 16
Exploring LinkedIn Premium Accounts......Page 17
Creating a LinkedIn Account......Page 19
Exploring the LinkedIn Home Page......Page 24
Navigating LinkedIn......Page 26
Viewing a LinkedIn Profile......Page 28
Creating a Profile That Achieves Your Goals......Page 29
Understanding Profile Completeness......Page 31
Entering Basic Profile Information......Page 32
Adding Positions......Page 34
Adding Educational Information......Page 35
Adding Website Links and Other Additional Information......Page 38
Integrating Your LinkedIn Account with Twitter......Page 39
Customizing Your Public Profile......Page 41
Adding Profile Sections......Page 42
Adding a Profile Summary......Page 44
Adding Personal Information......Page 45
Specifying Contact Settings......Page 46
Adding a Profile Photo......Page 48
Viewing Your Profile......Page 49
Developing a Connection Strategy......Page 50
Building Your Network......Page 51
Importing Webmail Contacts......Page 52
Importing Contacts from Other Email Systems......Page 54
Connecting with Current or Past Colleagues......Page 55
Connecting with Former Classmates......Page 56
Connecting with Other LinkedIn Members......Page 57
Responding to Connection Invitations......Page 60
Managing Your Connections......Page 62
Removing Connections......Page 64
Viewing Your Network Statistics......Page 65
Customizing the Way You Use LinkedIn......Page 66
Customizing Profile Settings......Page 67
Customizing Email Notification Settings......Page 68
Customizing Your Home Page Settings......Page 71
Subscribing to RSS Feeds......Page 72
Customizing Group Invitations Settings......Page 74
Customizing Your LinkedIn Personal Information......Page 75
Customizing Your Privacy Settings......Page 76
Specifying How You Want to Use the LinkedIn Network......Page 78
Understanding the Importance of a Current Profile......Page 80
Posting an Update......Page 81
Managing Your Updates......Page 84
Updating Your Profile......Page 85
Promoting Your Profile on the Web......Page 86
Printing and Downloading Your Profile......Page 88
Understanding Your LinkedIn Network......Page 90
Understanding InMail, Introductions, and LinkedIn Messages......Page 91
Understanding Your Contact Options......Page 92
Managing Your Inbox......Page 94
Sending Messages......Page 96
Reading and Replying to Messages......Page 98
Sending InMail......Page 99
Requesting Introductions......Page 101
Managing Introduction Requests......Page 104
Performing a Quick Search......Page 108
Searching for People......Page 109
Narrowing People Search Results......Page 110
Performing an Advanced People Search......Page 113
Saving a People Search......Page 114
Using the Profile Organizer......Page 116
Understanding LinkedIn Tools......Page 120
Installing and Using the LinkedIn Firefox Browser Toolbar......Page 121
Installing and Using the LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar......Page 123
Using JobsInsider......Page 126
Sharing Web Pages with LinkedIn Members......Page 128
Using the Outlook Toolbar......Page 129
Creating an Email Signature......Page 130
Using the Google Toolbar Assistant......Page 132
Attracting Recruiters and Hiring Managers......Page 136
Searching Job Postings......Page 137
Viewing Job Postings......Page 140
Performing an Advanced Job Search......Page 141
Applying for a Job......Page 143
Finding Recruiters and Hiring Managers......Page 144
Upgrading to a Job Seeker Premium Account......Page 145
Understanding LinkedIn Recommendations......Page 148
Requesting Recommendations......Page 149
Managing Recommendation Requests......Page 152
Responding to Recommendation Requests......Page 153
Accepting Recommendations......Page 156
Making Recommendations......Page 157
Managing Recommendations......Page 158
Managing Received Recommendations......Page 159
Managing Sent Recommendations......Page 160
Understanding LinkedIn Groups......Page 162
Joining a Group......Page 163
Participating in Group Discussions......Page 166
Adding Comments to a Discussion......Page 167
Following Group Discussions and Members......Page 168
Starting a Discussion......Page 169
Using a Group’s Jobs Discussion Board......Page 171
Viewing Your Groups......Page 173
Changing the Display Order of Your Groups......Page 174
Viewing Group Updates......Page 175
Forwarding Information About Groups......Page 176
Creating Your Own Group......Page 177
Managing Your Own Group......Page 180
Understanding LinkedIn Answers......Page 182
Asking a Question......Page 184
Browsing Open Questions to Answer......Page 186
Answering Questions......Page 188
Searching LinkedIn Answers by Keyword......Page 190
Viewing and Modifying Your Questions and Answers......Page 191
Understanding LinkedIn Applications......Page 194
Choosing the Right Applications......Page 195
Adding Applications......Page 196
Adding the Blog Link Application......Page 198
Adding a Poll......Page 200
Adding the Reading List by Amazon Application......Page 204
Adding the SlideShare Presentations Application......Page 206
Adding the WordPress Application......Page 208
Adding and Managing LinkedIn Events......Page 209
Removing Applications......Page 211
Understanding LinkedIn Service Providers......Page 212
Searching for Service Providers......Page 213
Recommending a Service Provider......Page 214
Requesting a Service Provider Recommendation......Page 217
Responding to a Service Provider Recommendation Request......Page 219
Accessing LinkedIn on Your Mobile Phone......Page 220
Using the LinkedIn iPhone Application......Page 222
Using LinkedIn on Your Palm......Page 223
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Web Lesson 1 Recruiting Job Candidates......Page 238
Web Lesson 2 Working with Company Profiles......Page 250
Web Lesson 3 Advertising on LinkedIn......Page 260