Post on 05-Jun-2020
A Road to Employment Success?!
Mohamed El Daly eldaly@ualberta.ca
@moeldaly
ca.linkedin.com/in/mohamedeldaly
1- The ability to be found 2- The opportunity to tell your story
Why LinkedIn 3
Tell your story 11
Support your story 14
Build your network 17
Why LinkedIn
Mission
Your Network of Trusted Professionals
Your Network of Trusted Professionals
Your Network of Trusted Professionals
Your Dynamic Portfolio
Your List of Accomplishments
Your List of Accomplishments
Your Contact Management System
Your Contact Management System
Companies
LinkedIn Groups
• Follow up to 1000 Companies
• Join up to 50 groups
Your mini-website/Blog
Your Reference Check
Your Reference Check
Your Agent
Your Mentor/Coach
Your Mentor/Coach
LinkedIn Members
Source: http://www.business2community.com/social-buzz/linkedin-surpasses-300-million-users-worldwide-0852658#!bf1HA9
LinkedIn Members
Source: https://press.linkedin.com/about-linkedin
LinkedIn Members
Source: http://college.usatoday.com/2014/07/14/cornell-enables-students-to-apply-using-linkedin-profiles/
Why
?
Connect
Mentorship
Job hunting
• Find people with similar interests • Share your knowledge and brand yourself as an expert in your field
• Find support and guidance •Learn from the best in their field
• Look for a job •Get recruited for a job
It’s your mini-website
Tell your story
How to Start
Your ID Box
Your ID Box
Your Summary
Your Summary
Keywords
Tell your story
Who are you?
What’s unique about you?
How can you help others?
Check different profiles
• What keywords best describe you? • How would you like someone to describe you?
• What are your achievements? • What do you hope to accomplish?
• What skills do you have? • How can you add value?
Support your story
Endorsement
Endorsement
Recommendations
Endorsements
Visual Content
The only section you don’t write!
• Recommendations are for experiences only
• Who can endorse you? • What skills do you have?
• Videos, Posters, website, blog,..etc
Support your story
Build your network
Build your network
Find Contacts
Groups
Be active
Think Quantity vs. Quality
• Import •People you may know
• Join groups • Create your own groups
• Posts & updates
Mohamed El Daly eldaly@ualberta.ca
@moeldaly
ca.linkedin.com/in/mohamedeldaly