The Art of Linkedin @KareemSamara Build your Professional Identity
Sep 08, 2014
The Art of Linkedin
@KareemSamara
Build your Professional Identity
Pro-wrestling is Fake
We Decided not to See
Business Oriented Social Networking Site.
The Biggest In The World.
Search & Connect.
NOT Job Search Site, BUT Often Used That Way.
We Should Understand it
What is the difference in:
Why Linkedin?
Largest business & professional
Social Network.
Global Network, with local reach.
Meet The Decision Maker where they are
Before implementation
How to build your identity on Linkedin?
First impression
Build your Profile
Professional Photo.
How can you help them “Title”
Keywords “Current & Past job”
Establish Credibility
“Education & Experience”
Recommendations
Endorsement
Connection
Visual Content
Customize URL
Summary
Designs! Videos!
Pics! Docs & Slides! Sound!
Enhance your profile
How Linkedin Works?
Your Friends’ Friends
Your Friends
Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends
Two most popular activities on linkedin are:
1. Search. 2. Profile view.
4.2 billion Professionally-oriented searched in 2011.
5.7 billion Professionally-oriented searched in 2012.
How to appear on those searches?
Ranking
Keywords
Network
STOP.. Don’t stuff your profile with keywords
Build your Network
Importance of Networking
How to grow your network on Linkedin?
Your “off LinkedIn” activities.
Your Connections’ Network.
Advanced Search.
Who’s Looking at You.
Join Groups.
Groups
How to categorize your 50 Group?
Job – Industry – Customer
Deliver Your Value.
Jobs
How to search for a Job?
Keyword & Title
Company
Country
Student Jobs
Saved & Alert Search
Common Mistakes
You have an incomplete profile.
You're not building out your connections!
You don't belong to the right groups!
You always ask for favors.
You used to send mass emails.
You only use it if you need a job!!!!!!
One More Thing
Its not about what you know,
Its about who you know.
Your Online Identity