Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Why You MUST Be On LinkedIn

It has been said that if you're not on LinkedIn, you don't exist.

LinkedIn is the #1 place that professional business people hang out. If you want to stay current in your industry and with business trends, are looking for a job, or want to stay in touch with contacts and make new ones, then LinkedIn is the place to be.

Some interesting facts about LinkedIn:

-        According to Wikipedia, LinkedIn operates the world's largest  professional network on the Internet with more than 120 million members in more than 200 countries and territories.

-    Professionals sign up to join LinkedIn at a rate that is faster than two new members per second.

Here are some benefits of joining and participating on LinkedIn:

   1)     It's a great research tool -

-          To find companies to target within specific geographic locations for your job search or names of people within those companies who can hire you.

-          To find key people within your industry to establish mutually-beneficial relationships with.  

2)     Connect/Follow up/Stay Current with people -

-          After meeting new people at networking events or conferences, invite them to connect to you on LinkedIn.

-          Keep in touch and get to know more about your new contact, read their updates, send messages to acknowledge their successes and have them learn more about you.

3)     It's a great place to find answers -

-          You can join or start meaningful conversations by participating in specific groups pertaining to topics you're interested in and by asking questions when you need help with a problem.

Don't wait another minute! If you're not on LinkedIn, join today.
 

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