Transcript Using LinkedIn in your Job Search => Groups benefits Daulton West, Jr. Oct 3, 2009

Using LinkedIn
in your Job Search
=> Groups benefits
Daulton West, Jr.
Oct 3, 2009
Benefits of joining groups
• Check tabs - Overview, Discussions, News,
Jobs, Updates, Members
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Network - build relationships / wide network
Status updates - very useful information
Events - what others attending, upcoming?
Groups - what are others joining?
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Benefits of joining groups
• Join groups with others of similar
interests - “connect” / not “collect”, a wider
base of contacts
• Start a group - share information, generate
more contacts, build brand awareness
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Groups I have joined or created
• Joined
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about.com
Career Change Central
Career Prospectors
IT Careers in Richmond, VA
Job Search Online
SpinStrategy
Success Networking
Virginia Career Network
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– Richmond Ski Club (for skiing and snowboarding
enthusiasts)
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Tips –
• Join groups, start a discussion, answer a question,
post a job / news article
• Take an interest in others, find a similar hobby or
something in common, get to know people (Ex: Alison
Doyle and I share a passion for snow skiing )
• Offer your services, volunteer, follow people in your
locality or industry
• Interact: share your knowledge, provide a tip, share
what you read on the web
• Don’t just build a profile and wait for jobs / others to
come to you, be an “active” group member, and
think “what value can I add today”?
• If you make yourself valuable / memorable, others
will want to make you a part of their network and
follow you
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Tips - cont’d
• Become a source of cutting edge information and
share it with others
• Attend network meetings to get face-to-face time to
strengthen online contacts
• Make yourself easy to find, remember, differentiate
yourself (include phone #, email)
• Be a matchmaker, share contacts / information, build
your network
• Maintain your network: staying in touch is more
important than the original connection
• Find a way to add value, help others - comments turn
into phone calls, phone calls turn into relationships
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Tips - cont’d
 Occasionally mention what steps you’re taking in
your job search by updating your status in LinkedIn
and other social media. (*You will be more effective if you
offer frequent tips to help others also in job transition. Avoid a
self-promoting tone and don’t SPAM people daily with a blatant
“I need a job” type message)
 Link your LinkedIn profile to Facebook or Twitter
(use the “power trio” of LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook to promote
your brand and reference your LinkedIn profile)
 Backup LinkedIn profile to .PDF file – save on your
computer, share with other career information
(Profile page – click on PDF icon)
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Professional headline – very important, use industry “keywords”
Social Media Strategist | Webmaster | Marketing / Branding / Web
2.0 Coach | Social Media Reporter for Examiner.com
Name Daulton West, Jr.
Location Richmond, Va
Recommendations 12 people have recommended Daulton
Connections 500+
Websites My Google Profile
Richmond Social Media Examiner
A Social Media Champion 4 U
Twitter New DWestJr
Public Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/daultonwestjr
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Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/dwestjr
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/daultonwestjr
Twitter - http://twitter.com/dwestjr
Name Daulton West, Jr.
Location Richmond, Va
Website - http://asocialmediachampion4u.com
Bio Social Media Strategist, Webmaster, Reporter for Examiner,
Marketing 2.0, Branding 2.0, Web 2.0 coach / trainer, social
networker / music trivia for fun
Following 376 Followers 944
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Wrap Up
• Q&A
• Contact me
Daulton West, Jr.
Social Media Strategist / Webmaster / IT Professional
Website - http://asocialmediachampion4u.com
Information Systems Director
Richmond Ski Club - http://www.richmondskiclub.org/
[email protected]
(804) 270-6147
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