What can Linkedin do for me?

Most people who have heard of LinkedIn are aware that it is a social networking site. The thing most people aren’t aware of is what LinkedIn is capable of doing for them that their facebook profile cannot. LinkedIn, however, is more than a facebook. Here’s what LinkedIn can uniquely offer…

• Individuals can learn of and search for jobs and business opportunities
• It’s an effective medium between employers and employees
• It allows users to post business-related questions that anyone else can answer

And here’s the best part, LinkedIn is gaining huge momentum.With the tough economy at hand, leading employeers are no longer looking for large quantities of workers, but rather are looking at the quality of who they are hiring. How are employers doing this? Through Linkedin.

With LinkedIn quickly taking off, you don’t want to get left in the dust.

Here are 3 ways to optimize you LinkedIn account and get hired!!!

1. Develop your presence
2. Actively Search
3. Answer Questions

Developing Your Presence

This means to have a complete and decked out as possible profile. Get legitimate recommendations from you connections. Don’t hide any profile information. The more a potential employer or client knows about you, the more likely they are to contact you.

Actively Search

This means directly search and solicit your LinkedIn target market. Whether you are searching for a job or trying to solicit business, offer valuable and marketable pieces of information about yourself and your service through directly contacting. The idea is to build your linked in connections.

Answer Questions

By answering questions you are legitimizing yourself as your own expert. Chances are if you can answer other Linkedin questions, then they could probably use your service as an employee or contractor as well. Answering questions is a platform to show off your expertise and professionalism.