Some Critical Linkedin Tips To Get You Where You Need To Be

It’s been a while now since anyone has heard from the naysayers about social media being a mere flash in the pan. Today, it’s common for companies both big and small to have their foot in the Twitter and Facebook waters, and that leaves one of the more useful tools, Linkedin, lagging a little behind if only because this is the social media tool that’s always been geared toward the business community right from the start.

But make no mistake. Knowing how to use Linkedin can be to great advantage for people looking at working online and in more traditional brick and mortar environments. Here’s a few tips on how Linkedin can get you to where you need to be.

Saving job searches

Because it’s essentially a business community, there’s a ton of jobs to look through here and great ways to save your searches and have them emailed to you. Clicking the green button at the top of the search window gets you started; you can name the search and even have emails sent when any new postings come up. If you freelance and have some experience behind you, this is a great way to stay on top of how your particular industry’s needs are shaping up even if you’re not looking to increase your stable of clients.

Alumni tool

Of course, there are more useful networking tools to be had here. The Alumni tool is great for finding those college buddies you’ve lost contact with and updating where you’re both at now. Speaking from personal experience, this one works wonders. I’ve found people here that I haven’t been in touch with for years and even managed to increase my business networks internationally while catching up with old drinking buddies that are new business colleagues.

Finally, the Linkedin endorsements are a great cyber version of that old time tradition of mutual back scratching that works great for people looking to build an online reputation for their business. Personally, I like the job searches you can find here since they seem to be few notches above what’s usually available with Google searches and other sites that compile these listings.