Friday, February 24, 2012

Have you heard of LinkedIn?


Recently I was introduced to a social networking website called LinkedIn and I think it is very important for anyone working in the business field to know about it. LinkedIn has become one of the fastest growing social networking sites in the world. It is not as big as its competitors Facebook and Twitter are; however, it has an advantage by being unique and catering to business professionals. LinkedIn is basically the Facebook of business. LinkedIn is a site where you can keep a professional profile of yourself and you can stay in touch with past and present colleagues and classmates by having the ability to find them quickly. On LinkedIn you can look for career opportunities, win new clients, and even build your professional reputation. The site connects you to jobs, sales leads and ideal business partners. In 2010 the number of people searches on LinkedIn was 2 billion and the site has over 120 million members and counting. This goes to show you that many people in the business world are using it. LinkedIn is a great place to market yourself and if you don't have a LinkedIn account already, you should consider creating one.

Do you have a LinkedIn account? If you do, what opportunities have you gained from it? If you do not have a LinkedIn account, are you going to consider getting one and what do you hope to gain from it?

http://learn.linkedin.com/what-is-linkedin/

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