Just recently I became aware of a website called LinkedIn. It is a website that people within the work force use that renders several different features. LinkedIn is a free professional network much like Facebook, except for business people.
One thing LinkedIn offers is the ability for its users to reconnect with old colleagues and recent colleagues. You are also able to reconnect with classmates and stay in touch with whom ever you'd like to find that also has a LinkedIn very simply.
Another feature of LinkedIn is that it essentially "powers your career". Through this website you are able to discover inside connections when you are job searching. You are able to find out new and important business opportunities that you may have not been able to find if you were not a member of this website.
Lastly, and what I think is the most innovative part of LinkedIn, is that it grants you the ability to ask questions and receive answers from the experts. You professional network has many experts who are easily accessible and willing to answer any of the questions that you may have. When you are a LinkedIn member, you are able to ask any question you'd like, submit it, and receive an answer at a fast rate.
I found this website to be a cool idea and when I am looking for a job in the near future I am definitely going to create a LinkedIn account for myself in order to get the most out of my professional network.
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I definitely agree that LinkedIn is a great site to have. Although I do not use the site yet, I am excited to. I'm just nervous I don't have enough professional contacts for it. But overall, it's good to know there is a professional social networking site other than facebook.
ReplyDeleteLinkedin definitely takes job searching/ career browsing to the next level. I like to think of it as a Monster.com but for people who are looking at the next dimension of job hunting. By being able to ask questions directly through the site, it allows direct feedback from the employer which is a big concept to consider. Linkedin is the next big job hunting site and will only get bigger and bigger.
ReplyDeleteI think LinkedIn is also a very helpful tool in making connections and learning about new opportunities within the business community. I had a pretty good idea about what LinkedIn was before I read this post, but what I didn't know was that you could ask questions to experts on the site. That is a new and very useful tool to have on a social networking site and if I ever become a part of the LinkedIn community when I start my career it would definitely be something I would take advantage of.
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