Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to

Anmol Jain

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781849694247
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Ciencia de la computación
• Subtopic: Ciencias computacionales general

In Detail

LinkedIn is a great social media platform which helps you connect with people online professionally. The website is very user friendly and this book itself covers the most important tools for job seekers and professionals as a whole with guaranteed results. Once you learn the basics from this book, you can master and explore the areas you enjoy the most.

The book will take you through a broad range of topics on customizing your LinkedIn profile so it's personalized to your needs and preferences.

"Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to" is written in such a way that each recipe is an independent new feature of LinkedIn. You can learn and apply a new concept by just reading any recipe.

You will learn about customizing your profile, showcasing your works and projects to other users. Reach out to target recruiters and customers by growing your lifelong network and becoming popular. Discover different ways of finding jobs, using groups and much more.

You will learn the art of customizing your profile and experience of networking using LinkedIn.

Approach

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. Get the job done and learn as you go. Step-by step application of the features of LinkedIn provides a good grounding in creating effective resumes and optimizing your search.

Who this book is for

If you're looking for a job, genuinely interested in expanding your lifelong professional network, or simply want to learn about the tips and tricks of LinkedIn, then this is the right book for you.

Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to

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Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to

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Credits

Author

Anmol Jain

Reviewer

Gary Saunders

Acquisition Editor

Joanna Finchen

Commissioning Editor

Meeta Rajani

Technical Editor

Prasad Dalvi

Copy Editor

Brandt D'Mello

Project Coordinators

Priya Sharma

Esha Thakker

Proofreader

Linda Morris

Production Coordinator

Prachali Bhiwandkar

Cover Work

Prachali Bhiwandkar

Cover Image

Conidon Miranda

About the Author

Anmol Jain has been studying the innovations in social networking and their impact on people over the past few years. He believes that the growing impact of social networking websites over the years will change the way people interact personally and professionally, and he is keen to share his knowledge with us.

Anmol is currently pursuing his MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prior to pursuing his MBA, Anmol has worked in the advisory teams of reputed consulting companies in India and Hong Kong, such as KPMG and Ernst & Young, and provided business and IT solutions to their clients.

I would like to express my gratitude to the many people who saw me through this book, to all those who provided support, talked things over, read, wrote, offered comments, allowed me to quote their remarks, and assisted in the editing, proofreading, and design.

I would like to thank Packt Publishing and its supportive staff members Priya and Meeta for enabling me to publish this book.

I would like to thank Gary Saunders for helping me with the process of editing. Above all I would like to thank my parents and my sister who encouraged me to write this book.

About the Reviewer

Gary Saunders is a native of Australia. He has lived and worked in Australia, Europe, and Asia, and gained experience in a variety of companies ranging from FTSE 100 multinationals to Big 4 consulting firms. Working within Audit, Gary meets, interacts, and networks with a range of staff from the CEO to down. He is a keen experimenter with new technologies. He has been a member of LinkedIn since 2004.

I would like to thank Anmol for inviting me to contribute to the editing of this book and my wife Erica for her loving support.

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Preface

LinkedIn is a great social media platform that helps you connect online with people, professionally. The website is very user friendly, and this book itself covers the most important tools for job seekers and professionals and offers guaranteed results. Once you learn the basics from this book, you can master and explore the areas you enjoy the most.

This book will take you through a broad range of topics on customizing your LinkedIn profile, so it's personalized to your needs and preferences.

Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to is written in such a way that each recipe is an independent new feature of LinkedIn. You can learn and apply any new concept by just reading a recipe.

You will learn customizing your profile and sh...

Table of contents

• Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to