2. By Joan McGrory

3.  Definition / Purpose  Overview  Features Search features People Jobs Answers Companies  Groups Overview Settings  User Profile  More Information

4. Purpose: Career / Job / Professional Networking and research tool. Definition: Linkedin is a business-oriented social network dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. These connections can then be used to find a job, find out more about potential employers including which of you contacts might be able to refer you, and fill your own job vacancies through the social network. Source: http://webtrends.about.com/od/profiles/fr/LinkedIn-bio.htm Purpose: Career / Job / Professional Networking and research tool. Definition: Linkedin is a business-oriented social network dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. These connections can then be used to find a job, find out more about potential employers including which of you contacts might be able to refer you, and fill your own job vacancies through the social network.

5.  Users set up a profile Employers (past & present) Education history Memberships in various organizations  Make contacts / connections See updates to profile See their connections See groups they join See who recommended  Join groups View events View announcements  Email Within LinkedIn to connections  Discussions  Limited Apps Huddled Workspaces Reading Lists by Amazon Google Presentations / Share presentations  Recommendations Collect Give  Search Jobs, People, Search Answers (Post Questions) Research companies  Job Seekers Review potential employers and find out what connections you may have with the employer

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9. #1 Search for people you know 1

10. #2 Search for people by criteria

12. #3 Search for “Insiders” / References Southwest Tennessee…

14. #1 Search for specific job types, keyword 2

15. #2 Search for jobs by keyword Analyst

17. #2 Search for jobs by criteria

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20. #1 Keyword search 4

21. One difference between browser searches and LinkedIn searches is that answers are connected to LinkedIn members and so “expertise” or “preference” is associated with the postings. I will simply show the pages associated with the above tabs.

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38. LinkedIn in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXDaywPfRuk&NR=1 Social Media in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE&NR=1

39.  Definition / Purpose  Overview  Features Search features People Jobs Answers Companies  Groups Overview Settings  User Profile  More Information