JobSearchLearningLabs

Welcome to Job

Search Learning

Labs!

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Overview to JSLL

1:00 Registration and Networking

1:30 Welcome, Announcements

1:45 Presentation - Linkedin: The Basics

2:30 Lab Time (requires sign-up at

registration – limited availability)

Welcome to Job Search Learning

Labs!

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JSLL Steering Team Introductions

Director – Steve Long

Logistics Manager – Dale Bloemker

Program – Kathy Rose

PR – Pam Hoctor

At-large – John Burnside

At-large – Sherry Burnside

Facilities Sponsor – Libby Feck

Welcome to Job Search Learning

Labs!

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Overview to Job Search Learning Labs at

http://jobsearchlearninglabs.wikidot.com

Welcome to Job Search Learning

Labs!

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New Year’s

Resolutions For

Your LinkedIn

January 7, 2011 Presented by: Steve Long

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Let’s start with a

little quiz….

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Give yourself a point if you

1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

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Give yourself a point if your LinkedIn Profile

1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

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Give yourself a point if your LinkedIn Profile

1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

3. Is 100% complete

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Give yourself a point if your LinkedIn Profile

1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

3. Is 100% complete

4. Update has been changed in the past week

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Give yourself a point if your LinkedIn Profile

1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

3. Is 100% complete

4. Update has been changed in the past week

5. Contains most of your valued colleagues

from your last job as Connections?

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Give yourself a point if in LinkedIn you have

6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

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Give yourself a point if in LinkedIn you have

6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

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Give yourself a point if in LinkedIn you have

6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

8. Made a Recommendation for someone else

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Give yourself a point if in LinkedIn you have

6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

8. Made a Recommendation for someone else

9. Joined at least one Group (join JSLL as a starter?)

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Give yourself a point if in LinkedIn you have

6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

8. Made a Recommendation for someone else

9. Joined at least one Group (join JSLL as a starter?)

10. Included a website reference?

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Stand up if you have at

least 1 point

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BONUS QUESTION, IF NECESSARY…

Have you been to the LinkedIn

Learning Center?

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1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

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1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

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1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

3. Is 100% complete

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1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

3. Is 100% complete

4. Update has been changed in the past week

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1. Have you been to the site LinkedIn.com

2. Has a picture/image? [if not, see me after

the session for a photo/avatar!]

3. Is 100% complete

4. Update has been changed in the past week

5. Contains most of your valued colleagues

from your last job as Connections?

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6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

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6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

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6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

8. Made a Recommendation for someone else

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6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

8. Made a Recommendation for someone else

9. Joined at least one Group (join JSLL as a starter?)

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6. Compared adjectives from an interesting job

posting to assure every word is in your LinkedIn

Profile

7. Added an Application (Reading List, SlideShare,

…)

8. Made a Recommendation for someone else

9. Joined at least one Group (join JSLL as a starter?)

10. Included a website reference?

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On to some other

topics

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Customize section order!

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Applications help

demonstrate your

thought-leadership!

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Handy for file storage for prospective

employers, connections and YOU!

resume in Word and/or .pdf

format

1-pager for your informational

interviews

generic presentation

video file(s) with elevator speech,

presentation skills, etc..

audio file(s) with elevator speech

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There’s a lot to do with

LinkedIn, but the key

is….

100% completion:

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QUESTIONS?

If not, we’ll hope to see you next week

See me (or John?) for photos

Stop in the Learning Labs to experiment

Hang out here for a while to catch up with new and

existing friends