When you’re on a LinkedIn page and spot the name of a member whom you want to invite to your network, you can follow these steps to send that person a Connection Request to add him to your network: [more…]
Only members of LinkedIn can be part of your network. If you want to send a Connection Request to someone who has not yet joined LinkedIn, you must invite that person to create a LinkedIn account first [more…]
You may need to remove someone from your LinkedIn network. Perhaps the person repeatedly asks you for favors, or Introduction requests. Not to worry — you can simply remove the connection. When you do, [more…]
To join a LinkedIn group, you can click the Group logo found on the profile of one of your first-degree connections to join up yourself. Or you can search the LinkedIn Groups directory to find a group [more…]
After you’ve joined a LinkedIn group, you'll probably want to search the group to see who’s in it and how the group members are connected to you! After all, the point of these LinkedIn groups is to stay [more…]
There are already a lot of LinkedIn groups you can join, but if none of the LinkedIn Groups are exactly what you need, it’s easy to create your own group. When you’re ready to create your own group, just [more…]
After you get your confirmation from LinkedIn that your new group has been created, your next step is to invite members to be a part of this group! The way this is handled with LinkedIn is actually a multi-part [more…]
LinkedIn doesn’t send group Invitations, because the folks at LinkedIn feel that the Invitations should come from the group owner — namely you! Here are some do’s and don’ts to keep in mind as you write [more…]
As members start joining your LinkedIn group, some of the people who have clicked the link to join aren’t on your pre-approved list. You need to go into LinkedIn and approve or reject people’s membership [more…]
You can go LinkedIn home page and look around to see what messages or changes have occurred. But the true power of staying connected, however, is having LinkedIn automatically contact you with the information [more…]
The goal of LinkedIn Answers is to allow professionals to exchange expertise. You have personal and professional knowledge to share, so there's no end to the questions you can answer. Plus, the network [more…]
Once you've posted your job listing on LinkedIn, you should expect to get some applicants for the position. Every time someone applies for that job, you will receive an e-mail from LinkedIn notifying you [more…]
Okay, you've thought about the right question, prepared enough detail to help someone prepare a good answer for your question, and now you want to put your question on LinkedIn. To post your LinkedIn question [more…]
After you come up with a question to post to LinkedIn Answers, consider the best way to present your question to attract as many useful responses as possible. The following tips can help you get a good [more…]
After you’ve posted your question on LinkedIn Answers and people have started to respond, you may decide to clarify your question. Perhaps you remembered additional information that would be helpful. [more…]
LinkedIn invites you to write recommend others. When you know how to write a good LinkedIn Recommendation yourself, you’re in a better position to inspire others to speak well of you through Recommendations [more…]
Plenty of LinkedIn members will ask for your recommendation. Deciding whether to recommend someone to another LinkedIn member affects your reputation. Go through your LinkedIn Contacts and make a list [more…]
Choosing to write Recommendations for other LinkedIn members can strengthen your ties with them, especially if you choose carefully. If you have decided to write a LinkedIn Recommendation for a colleague [more…]
When you identified in your mind the person (or people) you want to write LinkedIn Recommendations for you, you’re ready to create a Recommendation request. To get started on authoring your request, follow [more…]
Unfortunately, not all of your LinkedIn connections will write good Recommendations, so eventually someone will write a Recommendation that you don’t want to show on your profile. You can decline it. Or [more…]
You may decide that you don’t want to display all of your LinkedIn Recommendations. Fortunately, you can edit or remove the Recommendations you’ve written at any time, and you can hide or request revisions [more…]
If you aren’t completely happy with a Recommendation from a LinkedIn colleague, you can request a new one or simply hide it from your profile page. To hide a Recommendation you’ve received or request a [more…]
LinkedIn offers a Hiring page for companies to manage their job listings. The Hiring page is where you start the process of creating a job listing, reviewing the applicants you get, and paying LinkedIn [more…]
When you use LinkedIn for a job post, you have a distinct advantage: your own network. You’re connected to people who you know and trust, people who you have worked with before so you know their capabilities [more…]
You can turn to LinkedIn to discover details about the specific industry, the company, and the company’s potential response to your business pitch before you go in for a meeting with clients. Here are [more…]
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