LinkedIn Is A MUST Tool

LinkedIn Is A MUST Tool I had a great set of conversations last night and the topic of LinkedIn and questions regarding its benefits came up. I am convinced that everyone today needs it. Consider it your rolodex (some younger folks may not know what that is). It will house your contacts beyond your next job/company. Why is that important? Because you will most likely need to tap into those contacts in the future, the next time you are laid off or decide to leave a job. It makes sense to start building and nurturing your network today for your use in the future. But, you say, I am not career-minded, I just work to pay the bills. You too can benefit from using LinkedIn to keep in contact with vendors, suppliers, old co-workers, new co-workers, people you meet networking. The value to you is that it allows you to effortlessly stay top of mind with all these people you know by simply updating your status! Wouldnt you look like the company hero if you could find a lower cost solution? By asking for advice or information within your LinkedIn network, that could happen. Ive been searching for free/low cost space for a new training program and Ive looked for connections to space within my LinkedIn network. Sadly, this has not yet helped, however, my next step will be to post a discussion in some of the local groups I belong to on LinkedIn asking for their advice on sourcing space and share this question with some of my contacts on LinkedIn too. (Ill let you knowif this is fruitful). Whether you are an active career enthusiast ora job seeker, you owe it to yourselfto make sure yourLinkedIn profile is up to snuff. I viewed part of JasonAlbas dvd on LinkedIn and found it to be of great help. You can also viewhis blog where hefrequentlycritiques LinkedIn profiles (such as this post). You can also read his LinkedIn blog. In case you dont know Jason, he wrote one of the first books on using LinkedIn.