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Creating Your Online Professional Presence: How to Create a LinkedIn Profile. What is LinkedIn?. Let’s find out!. Facebook VS LinkedIn…. Facebook connects you to friends and family, LinkedIn connects you to professionals
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Creating Your Online Professional Presence: How to Create a LinkedIn Profile
What is LinkedIn? • Let’s find out!
Facebook VS LinkedIn… • Facebook connects you to friends and family, LinkedIn connects you to professionals • Facebook you post personal info., LinkedIn you post professional accomplishments • Facebook you post pictures, LinkedIn you post one professional photo • LinkedIn is used to find talent, Facebook can be used as a screening tool • Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Founder • “LinkedIn is the office, Facebook is the backyard BBQ and MySpace is the bar.”
Why use LinkedIn? • LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network • Over 60 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the world + 150 industries • Platform for marketing yourself, such as marketing your student employment experience! • Connects you to trusted contacts and helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals • Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.
How can I use my LinkedIn? Add your LinkedIn web address to: • Email signature • Resume • Business Card