This was given at the national student AITP conference in St. Louis in March 2010, and shows how you can get the most out of LinkedIn to help you spread the word and get your first job.
From AITP 2009 master deck with some slides deleted
“ Reserve” your name for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, email lists, and other places around the Internet
What is missing here? No email No picture Old update more than 3 weeks ago
This is because LinkedIn doesn’t display emails, so if you want to be found, put it in
Have you met this person ever? Do you remember what they look like? Have you corresponded with them via email or called lately?
You’ll need to create a CSV or vCard file from your contact manager and upload it to LinkedIn -- you really just need their first and last name and email fields
Customize the message and be choosey!
Make and ask for them from your past clients
Note the public URL, make it some form of your name Check all the boxes that you want people to find you at
Use the “other” tab and enter a full description of what the site is, include your name
Link to your Wordpress blog Link to Tripit travel schedule Add Powerpoint slide decks with SlideShare
Twitter > LinkedIn status, only can use one Twitter account per Lin account
And use it on your resume!
Email mailings to your contacts on a regular basis Set up a blog/web site and Twitter accounts Cross-post to your LinkedIn profile