LinkedIn for Dummies, 5th Edition

  • 4h 47m
  • Joel Elad
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2018

Make LinkedIn your number one professional branding tool

LinkedIn is the premiere social network for professionals looking to discover new opportunities, enhance personal branding, connect with other professionals, and make career advancements. With LinkedIn For Dummies, you’ll have step-by-step instructions on how to take advantage of the latest tools and features to do all of this and more.

This book will teach you how to create an attractive profile that employers will notice, as well as ways to expand your network by making connections around the globe. You'll also learn how to best navigate the new user interface, write recommendations, take a course with LinkedIn Learning, and conduct your job search.

  • Create an appealing, detailed profile
  • Establish your credibility and personal brand
  • Connect with employers and find jobs
  • Request and write recommendations

Whether you’re one of LinkedIn’s 500 million global members or brand new to the site, this authoritative resource helps you get the most out of the world’s largest professional network.

About the Author

Joel Elad is a social networking, Internet, and eBay guru with a software development background and a yearning for entrepreneurship. He has authored or co-authored several books, including Facebook Advertising For Dummies and Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Looking into LinkedIn
  • Signing up and Creating Your Account
  • Completing Your Profile
  • Discovering and Building Your Network
  • Growing Your Network
  • Managing Messages and InMail
  • Interacting with and Endorsing Your Network
  • Understanding Your News Feed
  • Exploring the Power of Recommendations
  • Accessing LinkedIn with a Mobile Device
  • Configuring Settings like a Pro
  • Using LinkedIn with Your Internet Activities
  • Finding Employees
  • Finding a Job
  • Following Companies
  • Getting Connected with Groups
  • Implementing Sales and Marketing Techniques
  • Using LinkedIn Ads
  • Discovering Creative Uses of LinkedIn
  • Ten LinkedIn Do's and Don'ts
  • Ten LinkedIn Resources
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