Tips on how and why to use LinkedIn professionally.

1. LinkedIn: Relationships Matter
Kate Dietrick
Staffing Specialist
InfoCurrent-New York
1156 Ave of the Americas, NY, NY 10036
212-642-4321

2. What is LinkedIn?

3. Why should I be on LinkedIn?
 Evolving work-in-process resume
 Show your worth to your co-workers
 Find a job
 Relationships matter!

4. Evolving work-in-process resume
 Easy and evolving way to track what you
do in each position
 Learned a new database? Add it in!
 Attended a new conference? Spotlight what
you learned.
 If you look to change positions, this
growing resume will make resume
writing easier

5. Show your worth to your co-workers
 By highlighting all you do in your position
you sell yourself and your services
 Helped a new attorney with research? Add
them on LinkedIn so they can see the
plethora of things you can do to assist them.
 Brand yourself and your position as a
vital part of your company

6. Get a job!
 Job postings on LinkedIn
 Companies are beginning to post on LinkedIn
 Recruiters search LinkedIn to find
qualified candidates
 Use keywords (“metadata” or “information
specialist”) in your summary about yourself
that match the type of position you want—
these will show up in search

7. Get a job!
 Put a link on your business card
 Add url to LinkedIn profile (
www.linkedin.com/in/katedietrick) so when you
hand out cards people have direct link to your
detailed professional experience
 Research libraries and librarians you admire
 Always wanted to work at a certain library?
Research their associates, their titles to find how
large their staff is
 Always admired a certain librarian? Look at their
experience to see how they got the job you want.

8. Prep for interviews
 Once you have that first interview,
research the company through LinkedIn
 Look at profile of who you’re interviewing
with, see what their position is to better
anticipate questions or to connect on
personal level
 Look at structure of the staff and the
company
 Not everyone will be on LinkedIn but it is a
good supplement to information on their
website

9. Relationships matter!
 Network, network, network!
 Connect with colleagues—lead to new
position, new leads, new business
 Not all job openings are posted
 Join groups
 SLA-NY group discussion board—post job
openings, discuss profession
 Recommendations from colleagues help
once again to sell your worth