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Agenda

• Benefits of LinkedIn Functions

• LinkedIn Connections
• People Search
• Job Search
• Applying for Jobs
• LinkedIn Recruiting Services
• Additional Jobs Tab Functions
• Company Search
• LinkedIn Groups
• Hashtags
• LinkedIn Career Support Functions
• LinkedIn Messaging Please complete the survey at the end of this session.
You will also receive an email with links to the
• LinkedIn Premium Services presentation and the survey within 24 hours. If you
• LinkedIn Help don’t receive the email, please send a message to
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Benefits of LinkedIn Functions

• Advertise your skills.

• Develop a network.
• Peers
• Decision makers
• Industry leaders
• Recruiters
• Research companies.
• Set up phone conversations.
• Join professional groups.
• Promote your blog or other social media.
• Apply for jobs.

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LinkedIn Connections
Your connections are the people in your LinkedIn network.
Your network is made up of your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree connections, as well as fellow
members of your LinkedIn Groups.

• 1st degree connections: People directly connected to

you because you have accepted their invitation to
connect, or they have accepted your invitation.
• 2nd degree connections: People who are connected to
your 1st degree connections.
• 3rd degree connections: People who are connected to
your 2nd degree connections.

• Fellow members of your LinkedIn Groups: People who are considered part of your
network because you are members of the same Group.
• LinkedIn members (out of network): LinkedIn members who fall outside the
categories listed above.
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LinkedIn Connections (Cont.)
• Go to the “My Network” tab. You will see your current connections on the left.
• Click on “Continue” or “More options” to see how LinkedIn may help you grow your
network.
• Review your Pending Invitations and “Recommended for you” potential connections to
add connections to your LinkedIn network.

Your
connections
are your source
of online
networking
during your job
search.

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People Search

If you are looking for a particular person, use the Search Bar at the top of your Home
Page to find specific people.

You will see results as well as options to refine your search.

• Click on “People” to refine your search to only people who are named “John Roberts.”
• Refine your search further by using filters.

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People Search: Filters

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Job Search
• Click on the “ Jobs” icon on the Menu Bar to open the Jobs page.
• Use the search field to search jobs by title, skills or company.
• Use “AND,” “OR,” and “NOT” Boolean filters if desired.

• Matching results will appear. From this page, you may apply filters, review jobs, save
jobs, create job alerts, or apply to jobs.

Use additional
filters to refine
results.

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Applying for Jobs
Jobs listed on LinkedIn may offer two options for an application: via LinkedIn “Easy Apply”
or via the company website with the “Apply” button. Follow the directions preferred by
the job poster; or contact them.

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LinkedIn Recruiting Services
LinkedIn offers tools for those looking to hire. Highlights of these tools include:
• Fee: LinkedIn Talent Solutions (Recruiting tools — LinkedIn Recruiter | LinkedIn Talent Solutions).
• Access to anyone (full profile access) in LinkedIn network of over 190 Million users in the US*.
• Contact anyone via InMail.
• Post jobs.
• Advanced sourcing and recruiting filters as well as reporting and analytics tools.
• Build and brand company culture.
• Integration with company Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Referrals: Recruiters source candidates faster in LinkedIn Recruiter by seeing who knows their
employees via the Referrals-enabled Company Connections spotlight.
• Free: LinkedIn Services (Take your project from to-do to done | Discover Trusted Providers on
LinkedIn).
• For those looking to hire or to work as independent professionals.
• Proposal/project-based relations between contractor and independent professional.
• Independent professionals seeking project work: Sign up via above link.
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For more information on these services, please visit the websites listed above.
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Additional Jobs Tab Functions (Cont.)

Skill Assessments: These are the quizzes and assessments linked

to your Skills & Endorsements profile function.

Applicable Quizzes or
Assessments may
“verify” some of your
skills.

You will be 20% more

likely to get hired if you
have a completed
LinkedIn Skills
Assessment badge
displayed on your profile.

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Additional Jobs Tab Functions (Cont.)

Interview Prep: Improve your interviewing skills:

• Select an interview question.
• Hit “Practice” to either type or record your answer.
• If a Premium member, see sample answers.
• Watch video with additional insights.

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Company Search
With LinkedIn, you may also look for companies.
• To search for a company by name, type the name of the company into the Home
Page Search Bar, and select the one you are looking for.

Once you find your target company, you

may browse their jobs, read about the
company, “Follow” the company to receive
news updates, and find 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Browse and connect with
company employees
degree connections among the company’s
employees. You may always use this
information to prepare for an interview.
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Company Search (Cont.)

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LinkedIn Groups
Become an active member, connect with other Group members, increase your
visibility, and find new connections with common interests.
To search LinkedIn Groups:
• On the Home Page’s Search Bar, type the name or keywords for the Group(s) you are
looking for (i.e., “Logistics”).
• Hit “Enter.”
• From the results page, select “Groups.”

Those Groups that contain the word

for which you originally searched
will show in the results page:

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LinkedIn Groups

Those Groups of which you are a member may be seen and managed from the
“Groups” icon found under the “Work” option on the Home Page Menu Bar.

From this page, you may talk to your Group members, start a
new Group, join your Groups’ conversations, etc.

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Hashtags
Hashtags on LinkedIn help you discover topics and interests relevant to you and allow you
to engage with them. All Hashtags start with a “#” sign followed by a keyword or phrase.
Examples: #Productivity, #Careers, #SocialEntrepreneurship, or #Innovation.

• Use Hashtags when you start a new post, share a

post, or write an article. This will increase the
visibility of your posts.

• Find Hashtags that you would like to follow by

typing them into the Home Page Search Bar. By
following hashtags of personal interest, you’ll
start seeing relevant updates in your feed that
include those topics.

You may also find Hashtags by clicking on the “My

Network” icon at the top of your LinkedIn Home
Page and scrolling to the bottom of “Manage my
network” to see Hashtags trending in your network.
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LinkedIn Career Support Functions

• LinkedIn Opportunity: https://opportunity.linkedin.com/skills-for-in-demand-jobs

• Free learning paths to grow skills in the most in-demand careers.
• LinkedIn Interview Support: https://opportunity.linkedin.com/prepare-for-interview
• Free video interview tips and digital body language courses.
• LinkedIn Career Explorer: https://linkedin.github.io/career-explorer/
• Tool that allows you to match your current skills to different jobs.

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LinkedIn Messaging

• Stay connected with your network.

• Create and manage a group conversation.

LinkedIn Messaging System: LI users have the option to type a

message, start or schedule a video call, or record an audio
message (this last option is currently available on LI mobile
app). For additional information, visit:
https://blog.linkedin.com/2020/september/24/new-features-
to-make-your-linkedin-messaging-experience-even-better.

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LinkedIn Premium Services
LinkedIn offers Premium services to its members, first month is free.
• Click on “Try Premium for free” from your Home Page Menu bar.

• Select the Premium plan that best matches your future professional goals. Talk to your
coach about maximizing your free month and/or the cost of the plan.

LinkedIn Premium - Career: $39.99/month, first month free, allows you to:
• Message people and recruiters who are not in your network.
• See who viewed your profile (except for those who choose to remain private.)
• View applicant and salary information for comparison, to help close any gaps, and to
better target your job search.
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning Library (16,000+ professional development courses.)
• Access to LinkedIn Interview Preparation Tools
• Veterans: receive one free year of Premium - Career and LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn for
Veterans

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LinkedIn Help
LinkedIn offers functional and technical support to all its members.
To use the LinkedIn Help function:

• Click on the “Me” icon on the LinkedIn Home Page Menu Bar.
• Click on “Help.”
• Use the Search Bar to perform help searches, Ask the Help Community, or Open Help
in a new tab to look for answers to your LinkedIn questions.

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