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Getting Hired 101 | Leveraging LinkedIn
Benjamin W. JacksonLinkedIn Global Customer Operations – Talent Solutions
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Fail in fast forward.
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Benjamin W. Jackson
Greater Omaha Area l Online Media
www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwjackson
Lessons that shaped my perspective
Customer Engagement Strategist, Intentional Leader, Entrepreneur
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Modern Job Seeking
Develop yourprofessional network
Strategically pursue job opportunities
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Establish Your
Online Identity
Become a Search Wizard
Optimize Your Profile
Get Recommended
Get Endorsed
Relationships Matter
Research and Connect
Groups, Influencers & Connections
Reduce the noise
Search like a pro
Job Seeker 2.0
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Becoming Waldo
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STEP #1Establishing your online
professional identity
Our Mission.
Connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful
The world’s largest professional network
1 As of Oct 29 2013
2 As of June 27, 2013
277M+Members Worldwide
Growing at more than two members per second >3M
91%1
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Company Pages
Fortune 100 companies use LinkedIn Talent Solutions to hire
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Our Vision.Create economic opportunity for every professional in the world
The business of connecting talent with opportunity
Talent Solutions
Marketing Solutions
Premium Subscriptions
Providing passive recruiting at scale and adding social relevancy to active job searches
Delivering marketers targeted access to one of the most influential, affluent and educated audiences on the web
Enabling professionals to be more productive with premium tools tailored by customer segment
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01 Ask the Wizard
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IdentityConnect, find, and be found
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Optimize Your Profile
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Customize your URL
1. Job & career highlights2. Company & industry notes 3. Personal Notes
1. Short term experience2. Ongoing involvement3. Strategic level advising
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Social Validation | Recommendations01
Justin FowlerOwner of Fowler & Associates Insurance Services
Ben is a great idea man, reliable business partner, and an individual with a high degree of integrity. I've been extremely impressed by the creative campaigns that he developed while running his own companies in the past as well as the advice he has given me and other professionals on our marketing programs. Ben has a way of getting people enthused about their projects and delivering on deadlines that will impress you. You can count on him to help your business and you will enjoy the process. October 15, 2010, Justin was Benjamin's client
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Ask some of your connections – like other service members and former colleagues – to write recommendations of your work.
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Social Validation | Endorsements
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Adding skills and expertise makes it easy for your connections to endorse you for your knowledge and strengths, and helps you show up in relevant searches.
Awesomeness99+
Good Looking57
Funny47
Smells nice35
Most Endorsed For…
STEP #2
Developing yourprofessional network
Relationships Matter
It isn’t what you know, it is who you know…
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Connect with people you know and trust
Join groups that your connections and prospective employers are involved in
Manage those relationships and add value to others
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Relationships Matter
It isn’t what you know, it is who you know…
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Relationships Matter
It isn’t what you know, it is who you know…
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STEP #3Strategically pursue job
opportunities
Identify and Focus
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Find Open Opportunities
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Find jobs by keyword, title, company and a number offilters by leveraging advanced search.
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Think like a hiring manager
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• Can you describe your Most Significant Accomplishment?
• Scenario: How would you solve our current business problem?
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Think like a recruiter
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• We only hire interesting people who add value.
• Culture is my biggest concern, qualifications & experience are secondary
• When in doubt, do something.
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Don’t be that guy.
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Modern Job Seeking
Develop yourprofessional network
Strategically pursue job opportunities
01
Establish Your
Online Identity
Become a Search Wizard
Optimize Your Profile
Get Recommended
Get Endorsed
Relationships Matter
Research and Connect
Groups, Influencers & Connections
Reduce the noise
Search like a pro
Job Seeker 2.0
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Becoming Waldo
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Transforming the way the world works.
Questions?
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Appendix
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Where’s Waldo and Where’s Wally images were used without permission from the author and leveraged with the purpose of entertainment and general awesomeness. To get more Waldo, go to whereswaldo.com. Buy the books, join the community and have fun searching for all things Waldo!