Headquartered in California, LinkedIn is a business network that was launched in early 2003. And you may be wondering is: how well business network? In the same way as other social networks like Orkut and Facebook, LinkedIn allows you to create online profiles.
The big difference in this social network is that your goal is more focused on the professional aspects. Through their contact list you can create or maintain relationships with companies, business associates and others.
That's why it is entitled business network. Its focus is the professional relationship. It can be used to find a job, make contact with partners, advertise vacancies, and other functions.
On other social networks you can also maintain professional contacts, but LinkedIn has proposed that more specific, focused on business. This way you will not use your profile to only send messages and view photos. You can also hold more formal relations.
The growth of network
Since 2003 the network has added more users. In March 2011 the network of relationships had more than 100 million profiles associated. In Brazil, there are more than 3 million people and businesses that have accounts on LinkedIn.
This large volume of users allows an even greater number of connections to be made. Build links through this network you can establish important professional contacts for your career.
Opportunities
By creating a LinkedIn profile you can add people according to their interest and do searches on job opportunities. Additionally, LinkedIn also offers a space for creating questions, where users can share knowledge and answer questions.
For those looking for a job site is a good tool. The services are free and you display your professional profile to many contacts who may be interested in your abilities.
Some companies have adopted in their selection processes the search query or LinkedIn. For recruiters it is interesting to see the profiles of candidates in such a network.
Connections
The contacts on LinkedIn are called connections. And this connection is that it allows registered users connect people with professional interests in common. You can invite people enrolled or not to be part of their connections on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn Answers
Another interesting feature of the network is LinkedIn Answers. As with Answers, users can ask questions to other people. Again, the issues that are potentially tool-oriented businesses.
It is also interesting in LinkedIn Answers to be classified as an expert on any subject. Users who receive this title are the most expert clarify the doubts of the other network participants.
LinkedIn is one of the basic tools for those who want to have a prominent position in the labor market. And as we mentioned above, the network is free. The site has a version in Portuguese and is quite intuitive. For people already accustomed to other social networks, there is no mystery to use LinkedIn.
In the video below you track more information about the business network. And if you want to learn how to use LinkedIn's just check our LinkedIn Tutorial: Learn how to use the largest online professional network in the world.
The big difference in this social network is that your goal is more focused on the professional aspects. Through their contact list you can create or maintain relationships with companies, business associates and others.
That's why it is entitled business network. Its focus is the professional relationship. It can be used to find a job, make contact with partners, advertise vacancies, and other functions.
On other social networks you can also maintain professional contacts, but LinkedIn has proposed that more specific, focused on business. This way you will not use your profile to only send messages and view photos. You can also hold more formal relations.
The growth of network
Since 2003 the network has added more users. In March 2011 the network of relationships had more than 100 million profiles associated. In Brazil, there are more than 3 million people and businesses that have accounts on LinkedIn.
This large volume of users allows an even greater number of connections to be made. Build links through this network you can establish important professional contacts for your career.
Opportunities
By creating a LinkedIn profile you can add people according to their interest and do searches on job opportunities. Additionally, LinkedIn also offers a space for creating questions, where users can share knowledge and answer questions.
For those looking for a job site is a good tool. The services are free and you display your professional profile to many contacts who may be interested in your abilities.
Some companies have adopted in their selection processes the search query or LinkedIn. For recruiters it is interesting to see the profiles of candidates in such a network.
Connections
The contacts on LinkedIn are called connections. And this connection is that it allows registered users connect people with professional interests in common. You can invite people enrolled or not to be part of their connections on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn Answers
Another interesting feature of the network is LinkedIn Answers. As with Answers, users can ask questions to other people. Again, the issues that are potentially tool-oriented businesses.
It is also interesting in LinkedIn Answers to be classified as an expert on any subject. Users who receive this title are the most expert clarify the doubts of the other network participants.
LinkedIn is one of the basic tools for those who want to have a prominent position in the labor market. And as we mentioned above, the network is free. The site has a version in Portuguese and is quite intuitive. For people already accustomed to other social networks, there is no mystery to use LinkedIn.
In the video below you track more information about the business network. And if you want to learn how to use LinkedIn's just check our LinkedIn Tutorial: Learn how to use the largest online professional network in the world.
