Post on 24-May-2015
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How to build and leverage a powerful Boston University network on LinkedIn
…How did a guy from Basic Studies, with a Philosophy degree get into a great company like LinkedIn?
“Top Card”
inmaps.linkedinlabs.com
Reid Hoffman – Founder of LinkedIn“Your network is the people who want
to help you, and you want to help them, and that's really powerful.”
Morse CodeTelephone PostalFax
EmailText
Social Networking
Messenger Smoke Signal Pony ExpressFireside Chats
History 201: The Evolution of Personal Communication
Scaling Conversations
& Networks
Today’s Plan
• Understand LinkedIn
• How to use LinkedIn for Boston University networking success
It starts with you: Build a solid LinkedIn profile
Build a high quality network – Find alumni you know
Engage with your network, gain insights
• Q&A
Our Mission.Connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
Spend TimeEntertaining
PassiveLeisurely
Bored
Invest TimeAspirational
Goal FocusedForward Looking
Purposeful
EverywhereWork wherever our
members work
InsightsBe great at what
you do
IdentityConnect, find, and
be found
259M+Members Worldwide
+2 newMembers Per Second
100M+Monthly Unique Visitors
92M+NORTH AMERICA
15M+LATIN AMERICA &CARIBBEAN
74M+EMEA
36M+ASIA PACIFIC
238M+
21M+INDIA
The World’s Largest Professional Network
Students & Recent Grads
Companies
Groups
Professional Searches 2012
30M+
3M+
2M+
5.7B+
150k+
On LinkedIn
BU Alumni
The BU Network
The BU Group Ecosystem
HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
The Tour
Home Page
Building a Profile
Building a Network
Engaging/Insights
HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE