Linkedin.com - How I Used it in My Job Search

Here is how I personally used linkedin.com as a job searching tool.

1. I used it as a showcase for my resume. I made sure my profile was complete, and requested reccomendations from people who would endorse me. I can keep those recommendations FOREVER!!!

2. I connected with old work colleagues and joined Alumni Groups from my former employers.

3. I used to to meet new people, add new connections and network with other job seekers and recruiters.

4. I used it to research companies and find out people I knew at companies.

5. I used to find power networkers and connect and follow their lead and example.

6. I joined interest groups to meet new people.

7. If I knew the name of the hiring manager or recruiter I was talking with at XXX company, I would look at their profile on linkedin.com. (You can bet they were looking at mine too!)

8. I used it to keep a pulse of what was going on in the Twin Cities. I would look at the Groups I had joined - MNJobHunters, TCNG, LinkedinMinnesta, and see who was hiring, who was looking.

9. I used it as a resource to help other people.

10. I looked through the jobs from time to time.