Contents
Understanding What LinkedIn Can Do for You
Understanding LinkedIn Account Types
Exploring LinkedIn Premium Accounts
Exploring the LinkedIn Home Page
Creating a Profile That Achieves Your Goals
Understanding Profile Completeness
Entering Basic Profile Information
Adding Educational Information
Adding Websites and Other Additional Information
Customizing Your Public Profile
3. Adding and Managing Connections
Developing a Connection Strategy
Connecting with Other LinkedIn Members
Connecting with People Not on LinkedIn
Responding to Connection Invitations
Viewing Your Network Statistics
4. Customizing Your LinkedIn Settings
Customizing the Way You Use LinkedIn
Customizing Email Notification Settings
Customizing Your Home Page Settings
Customizing Group Invitations Settings
Customizing Your LinkedIn Personal Information
Customizing Your Privacy Settings
Specifying How You Want to Use the LinkedIn Network
5. Managing and Updating Your Profile
Understanding the Importance of a Current Profile
Promoting Your Profile on the Web
Creating a Profile in Another Language
Printing and Downloading Your Profile
6. Communicating with Other LinkedIn Members
Understanding Your LinkedIn Network
Understanding InMail, Introductions, and LinkedIn Messages
Understanding Your Contact Options
Reading and Replying to Messages
Managing Introduction Requests
Narrowing People Search Results
Performing an Advanced People Search
Using Advanced Search Techniques
Installing and Using the LinkedIn Firefox Browser Toolbar
Installing and Using the LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar
Using the Google Toolbar Assistant
Attracting Recruiters and Hiring Managers
Performing an Advanced Job Search
Finding Recruiters and Hiring Managers
10. Requesting and Providing Recommendations
Understanding LinkedIn Recommendations
Managing Recommendation Requests
Responding to Recommendation Requests
Managing Received Recommendations
11. Working with LinkedIn Groups
Changing the Display Order of Your Groups
Participating in Group Discussions
Viewing and Submitting News Articles
Using a Group’s Jobs Discussion Board
Sharing Information About Groups
Understanding LinkedIn Answers
Browsing Open Questions to Answer
Searching LinkedIn Answers by Keyword
Viewing and Modifying Your Questions and Answers
13. Using LinkedIn Applications
Understanding LinkedIn Applications
Choosing the Right Applications
Adding and Managing LinkedIn Events
14. Using LinkedIn Service Providers
Understanding LinkedIn Service Providers
Searching for Service Providers
Recommending a Service Provider
Requesting a Service Provider Recommendation
Responding to a Service Provider Recommendation Request
Web Lesson 1: Recruiting Job Candidates
Web Lesson 2: Working with Company Profiles