How to find a job with LinkedIn
Posted on May 19th, 2009 by sherrilynne
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Down on your luck? When looking for a job, the old adage ‘it’s who you know’ has never been more true because online social networks are rife with opportunity for job seekers.
And for professional people in the Isle of Man that means LinkedIn. I’ve been on LinkedIn since early 2006, but it wasn’t until late last year when I noticed an active Isle of Man community developing.
A business-orientated social networking site, LinkedIn was originally launched in May 2003 and now has more than 39 million registered users spanning 170 industries.
Much like Facebook allows you to collect ‘friends’, this site allows users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business, referred to as ‘connections’.
You build up a network of direct connections, creating larger collections of second and third degree contacts.
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