Introduction to LinkedIn
Madrid - May 23, 2011
Laurence Bret - EMEA Marketing
How social media is
changing the business
Raise your hand if you
Have a LinkedIn profile
Have more than 100 connections
Have logged in during the last week
Already have used LinkedIn to hire or to
be hired
The Web is the fastest
   communication
   medium
• “More data will be created in
   the next 4 years than in the
                            •„
   entire history of the planet

   Marc Hurd, HP CEO
Wave 1: Portals
Wave 2: Search
Wave 3: Social Media
And the world
is suddenly
smaller...
1B content share per day

140M de tweets per day

2 new member per second
And the world
is suddenly
faster...
But all networks are not
     created equal...
 Platform          Connections            Killer app

                  Friends, Family and Status, Photo Sharing
 Social Utility
                      Colleagues        & Social Gaming


   Public                                Real-time Micro
                   Fans & Followers
  Broadcast                                 Blogging

                                      Professional Identity,
 Professional       Colleagues &
                                         Connections &
  Network         Business Contacts
                                            Insights
What does it
mean
for the talent
economy?
Remember
 recruitment
10 years ago?
    Job Boards
   Career sites
     Classified
Paid Databases
Paper Resumes
   Job Seekers
The tip of
the iceberg...
And now...
         Social Networks
   Open access to Talents
          Online Profiles
      Passive Candidates
          Lead nurturing
Performance-based model
The good....




               1+1=3
... and the Bad

    theconnor Cisco just offered me a job!
    Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty
    paycheck against the daily commute to
    San Jose and hating the work.
    About 2 minutes ago from the web



timmylevad @theconnor Who is the
hiring manager? I’m sure they will love to
know you’ll hate the work. We here at
Cisco are versed in the web.
About 1 minute ago from the web
How can you make the
most of LinkedIn
Establish and manage
your professional identity
Optimize your visibility
Name dropping represents 30%
     of Google searches
A picture is worth
thousand words
Maximize the first
impression
Use a professional
headshot picture
Help people
remember you
Create your own
                    vanity URL
                   Customize your profile
                     URL that appears in
                           search results.
linkedin.com/in/me
                    Share with colleagues
                        and add to email
                          signatures and
                          business cards
Include relevant
keywords in your
           profile
Add your
education
Enter your school and
LinkedIn can help you re-
connect with your
classmates and meet
fellow alumni
Add at least
          3 skills
 Be found in searches
     Highlights terms
       that matter to
        your industry
and function, e.g., IT,
 marketing, PHP, etc.
Tell people what
     you’re up to
         Post status
             updates
       Share articles
   Tell which events
    you’re attending
Business relationships
       Think of Linkedin
      as a business lunch
Do you know what this is?
800+    Connections

             New people in my
   11,500+   network since last month
             Professionals in my
7,800,400+   reach
The Largest Business
Ecosystem worldwide
Ninety-nine
                                                    The percentage of
                                                  companies who use
                                                 LinkedIn to find and
                                                    attract employees
                                                        Facebook 59%
                                                          Twitter 42%




*JobVite 2010 Annual Social Recruitment Survey
Effective decision-making
  I can be fast                 I can be right
but maybe I’ll make mistakes     but it may take too long




                               How can I be fast
                                 and right?
Unmet Data
 We leverage unique data,
information and knowledge
Advanced
        Search
Search the network
Save your searches
          Set alerts
Company
Info &
Stats
Skills & Expertise
Career Development
Expertise sharing



        What are you doing that is working or innovative to
        create new customers or clients?




 .. Putting them on my talkscast show gives them a friendly paltform to share
Belonging to businessup our “Google” is the real referral generator
 knowledge.. and we network groups at the same time!
Polls
March 7th, 2011
Business Insights
In conclusion...
The world of work
is changing
Today, professionals are under
increasing pressure to be more
successful
Faster decisions
Unprecedented volume of
news and insights
The job search is always on
Gen X worker will have 10.8 employers in
  their lifetime compared to 4 in 1960s
             Gen Y may have 14
So what are you waiting for?

        Update your profile
Thank You
fr.linkedin.com/in/laurencebret
             @lbret

Linked in general presentation

  • 1.
    Introduction to LinkedIn Madrid- May 23, 2011 Laurence Bret - EMEA Marketing
  • 2.
    How social mediais changing the business
  • 3.
    Raise your handif you Have a LinkedIn profile Have more than 100 connections Have logged in during the last week Already have used LinkedIn to hire or to be hired
  • 4.
    The Web isthe fastest communication medium • “More data will be created in the next 4 years than in the •„ entire history of the planet Marc Hurd, HP CEO
  • 5.
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  • 7.
  • 8.
    And the world issuddenly smaller...
  • 9.
    1B content shareper day 140M de tweets per day 2 new member per second
  • 10.
    And the world issuddenly faster...
  • 11.
    But all networksare not created equal... Platform Connections Killer app Friends, Family and Status, Photo Sharing Social Utility Colleagues & Social Gaming Public Real-time Micro Fans & Followers Broadcast Blogging Professional Identity, Professional Colleagues & Connections & Network Business Contacts Insights
  • 12.
    What does it mean forthe talent economy?
  • 13.
    Remember recruitment 10 yearsago? Job Boards Career sites Classified Paid Databases Paper Resumes Job Seekers
  • 14.
    The tip of theiceberg...
  • 15.
    And now... Social Networks Open access to Talents Online Profiles Passive Candidates Lead nurturing Performance-based model
  • 16.
  • 17.
    ... and theBad theconnor Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work. About 2 minutes ago from the web timmylevad @theconnor Who is the hiring manager? I’m sure they will love to know you’ll hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web. About 1 minute ago from the web
  • 18.
    How can youmake the most of LinkedIn
  • 20.
    Establish and manage yourprofessional identity
  • 21.
    Optimize your visibility Namedropping represents 30% of Google searches
  • 22.
    A picture isworth thousand words Maximize the first impression Use a professional headshot picture Help people remember you
  • 23.
    Create your own vanity URL Customize your profile URL that appears in search results. linkedin.com/in/me Share with colleagues and add to email signatures and business cards
  • 24.
  • 25.
    Add your education Enter yourschool and LinkedIn can help you re- connect with your classmates and meet fellow alumni
  • 26.
    Add at least 3 skills Be found in searches Highlights terms that matter to your industry and function, e.g., IT, marketing, PHP, etc.
  • 27.
    Tell people what you’re up to Post status updates Share articles Tell which events you’re attending
  • 28.
    Business relationships Think of Linkedin as a business lunch
  • 30.
    Do you knowwhat this is?
  • 31.
    800+ Connections New people in my 11,500+ network since last month Professionals in my 7,800,400+ reach
  • 32.
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    Ninety-nine The percentage of companies who use LinkedIn to find and attract employees Facebook 59% Twitter 42% *JobVite 2010 Annual Social Recruitment Survey
  • 34.
    Effective decision-making I can be fast I can be right but maybe I’ll make mistakes but it may take too long How can I be fast and right?
  • 35.
    Unmet Data Weleverage unique data, information and knowledge
  • 36.
    Advanced Search Search the network Save your searches Set alerts
  • 37.
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    Expertise sharing What are you doing that is working or innovative to create new customers or clients? .. Putting them on my talkscast show gives them a friendly paltform to share Belonging to businessup our “Google” is the real referral generator knowledge.. and we network groups at the same time!
  • 41.
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    The world ofwork is changing Today, professionals are under increasing pressure to be more successful Faster decisions Unprecedented volume of news and insights
  • 46.
    The job searchis always on Gen X worker will have 10.8 employers in their lifetime compared to 4 in 1960s Gen Y may have 14
  • 47.
    So what areyou waiting for? Update your profile
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