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LinkedIn is a social networking site used primarily for professional networking. With over 467 million members, it allows users to create profiles, connect with colleagues and alumni, and find potential jobs and business opportunities. The site recommends jobs to users based on their profiles and connects professionals from a variety of fields. Unlike other social media, LinkedIn treats profiles like resumes and has become an important tool for networking and finding employment in the business world.

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LinkedIn is a social networking site used primarily for professional networking. With over 467 million members, it allows users to create profiles, connect with colleagues and alumni, and find potential jobs and business opportunities. The site recommends jobs to users based on their profiles and connects professionals from a variety of fields. Unlike other social media, LinkedIn treats profiles like resumes and has become an important tool for networking and finding employment in the business world.

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Social Networking

LinkedIn
Brooke Michie
EDT180
What is LinkedIn?
•  Many users of LinkedIn compare this
social networking site to Facebook
•  LinkedIn caters to work colleagues
and professionals
•  Since its’ launch in 2003, LinkedIn
has more than 467 million members
and allows many businesses to use
their services
Main Features
—  Home feed is your news feed that shows popular and
recent posts from your connections with other
colleagues, professionals and business pages

—  Your profile features information, occupation,


credentials and you have the ability to provide a
resume

—  Linkedin will recommend specific jobs to you based


on your current information

—  My Network shows you all the connections you have


made and gives opportunity to message one another
Audience

Colleagues Alumni Professionals

Potential
Companies
Jobs
Purpose
—  This social media networking site allows
users to treat their profile like a job
application
—  Many users of LinkedIn find connections
with professionals and potential jobs
—  LinkedIn in this primary social networking
site used in the business world and creates
many connections between professionals all
around
Why Would We Care About
LinkedIn?
—  Get back in touch with old colleagues and new
professionals

—  This is the only social media networking site that


allows the user to treat their profile like a resume

—  Many job opportunities are found on LinkedIn and


am aware of many real life people that have found
jobs on this site

—  Joining groups based on interests allows users to


connect personally with a group of people
Would I use this site?
—  I am starting my career in Real Estate and
after this presentation, I will definitely be
making a LinkedIn account
—  I have heard of many people creating
connections on this site and finding their
jobs that they love
—  This social networking site is above all the
rest and has a great reputation in the
business world
Thank you

Thank you for your time and attention!


Feel free to e-mail: bmichie@asu.edu

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