LinkedIn Lab Coming Soon
I’ve had some requests to do a LinkedIn(R) Lab similar to the one-hour practical overview that I ran a couple of weeks ago about Twitter. Right now I am planning to run the LinkedIn Lab on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 5 pm and run it again with the same content on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. to provide two times for people to participate. I usually charge $25.00 for my tele-seminar sessions, but I am going to do these for $15.00. Why the $10.00 discount? Well, I am hearing from a lot of people how tough it is, regardless of news accounts reporting the end of the recession in the U.S., to get a job and I think knowing more about LinkedIn can help. While LinkedIn is not a job site, it is a terrific networking tool that should be in the arsenal of any current job seeker.
If you are someone who has not searched for a job in several years, you may need to brush up on how to use online profiles to position yourself for career advancement or transition. In addition to being a helpful tool for your actual search, using LinkedIn also shows employers that you can navigate social media. Don’t scoff! Social media is working its way into the workplace and employees at all levels will be using these platforms within their organizations. Don’t be surprised to see the technology behind social media showing up in your knowledge management systems, your internal and external communication tools, and your orientation, learning, and development structures. Make sure you keep learning!
My approach with the Labs, both Twitter and LinkedIn Labs, is to do some information sharing on the phone and then dive in and have participants try things out on their computers. I take questions and we don’t follow a prescribed format. Instead I try to respond to people’s questions and make sure that they come away from the session having tried something on the site.
That which I hear, I forget.
That which I see, I remember.
That which I do, I understand.
– Confucius
To sign up for the LinkedIn Lab, please choose one of the following methods:
1 – Send me an email: info@barbarademarest.com and let me know which session you would like to attend. Then please send a check to BarbaraDemarest.com 1577D New Garden Road, Suite 161, Greensboro, NC 27410. Please make checks payable to Barbara Demarest for $15.00.
2 – If you would like to pay online, all you have to do is use the PayPal button here and in the box let me know if you are planning on the Monday, Nov. 16th session at 5 pm or the Thursday, Nov. 19th session at 9 am by typing in the word Mon or Thur so that I have a count. You can also send me an email at info@barbarademarest.com so that I have your email address to which to send any instructions.
Looking forward to working with all of you on LinkedIn!
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