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In this checklist, we will walk you through how to attract employers, grow your professional skills, and connect to new job opportunities through a great LinkedIn profile

Create a LinkedIn Account Go to www.linkedin.com and follow the instructions to create your new Member account.

Build a LinkedIn Profile That Attracts Employers 50% of hiring managers decide to contact an applicant based on their LinkedIn profile

Build Your LinkedIn Network 70% of people were hired at a company where they had a connection.

Search and Apply for Jobs on LinkedIn There are over 10 million employers and 7.5 million monthly job postings on LinkedIn.

Smart Tricks -1 Video In Profile - Make a video presentation of yourself - Integrate this video in a document, such as PowerPoint - Use the SlideShare application on Linkedin to include your video presentation in your profile

Smart Tricks - 2 Use SlideShare to show your best work (white papers, presentations, press clips…) in your Profile

Sharing Your Interests Blogs, linkedin, twitter, facebook Smart Tricks - 3 Sharing Your Interests Blogs, linkedin, twitter, facebook

Smart Tricks 4 Join groups & Communicating Through LinkedIn Groups https://uk.linkedin.com/company/vibrant-gujarat https://in.linkedin.com/company/tata-chemicals https://www.linkedin.com/company/dow-chemical/jobs https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-biochemicals https://www.linkedin.com/company/impactenvironmental RESUME WRITING & INTERVIEW PREPARATION https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2061137/

Which Groups to Join? Join every Group where targeted candidates have the greatest chances to be found: - Regional Groups (i.e. Linked:Seattle for WA jobs) - Industry Groups (i.e. Linked:Energy for Energy jobs) - Function-related Groups (i.e. Linked:HR for HR professionals) Job Seekers Group (i.e. Star:Candidate Expertise-related Groups (i.e. Oil & Gas e-Transaction) - Join As many as you can (up to 50)

About Group Discussions Keep in mind a successful Discussion is a Discussion which generates Comments Your best chance of being noticed is by posting Comments in Discussions related to your expertise More information at www.linkedgroup.net/group-facts

Linked: Group’s Main Groups Linked:HR: Largest LinkedIn Group Worldwide: www.tinyURL.com/linkedhr Elite:HR: Largest LinkedIn Group for Top HR executives: www.tinyurl.com/elitehr Star:Candidate: Largest Job Seeker Group on LinkedIn: www.tinyURL.com/starcandidate Linked:Seattle: Largest regional Group in the Pacific Northwest: www.tinyURL.com/linkedseattle www.tinyURL.com/linkedenergy Oil & Gas e-Transaction: Largest EDI Group on LinkedIn: www.tinyURL.com/oilgasedi

Free LinkedIn Resources Get answers on how to use LinkedIn at the Extra Credit: More LinkedIn Resources EC to Help You Land Your Next Job Free LinkedIn Resources Get answers on how to use LinkedIn at the LinkedIn Help Center. https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin View the latest job search and LinkedIn product tips by subscribing to the LinkedIn Blog https://blog.linkedin.com/ ▸▸ Sign up for LinkedIn ProFinder https://www.linkedin.com/profinder/pros to find and apply for freelance opportunities.

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Best of Luck On Your Job Search!