LinkedIn is an
online business networking site which connects executives and business
professionals. A free service which allows members to create a professional
profile that can be shared with other members, LinkedIn can be a powerful tool
in your job search arsenal. By building online network of contacts, you
increase your connections with professionals who can then recommend you and
help you network your way into a target company.
Founded in
2003, LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) now
has more than 48 million members in over 200 countries. Executives and business
professionals from all Fortune 500 companies can be found among the membership.
Features
include automatic notification to your network when you make a major change to
your Profile (e.g., announcing an event in your professional life), posted job
listings, and a search feature that allows you to not only research companies,
but find information on target companies from other members (e.g. why they left
a company and what they did / did not like about it).
Maintaining a LinkedIn Profile enables you to establish a professional
online presence and create a personal brand, strengthening your overall
credibility and providing a vehicle for others to easily access information
about you. For example, more than 70% of recruiters Google candidates to find
out more about them.
Other online business networking sites include http://Xing.com, http://Ecademy.com, and http://Ziggs.com.
Colleen Reyerson is an Executive Resume Writer in Atlanta, GA. She is one of only 12 Certified Expert Resume Writers (CERW) in the U.S., and the sole CERW in the state of Georgia. Colleen is Managing Director of Executive Resumes Atlanta (www.ExecutiveResumesAtlanta.com), an Atlanta, GA executive resume writing service specializing in career marketing documents for senior-level job seekers. Executive Resumes Atlanta is a member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating.
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