| A new grad sent an inquiry about using
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| | you back). They may not be able to help
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| LinkedIn in her job search - here's the
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| | you find a job specifically - lots of
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| answer, in the form of a letter to my
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| | search people don't work with new grads,
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| young friend. Take a look, and see how
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| | because new grads are not the job-seekers
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| LinkedIn can help in your own job
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| | that firms will typically pay search
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| search!Dear Emily,Congratulations on your
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| | people to find for them - but they can
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| new degree! Here are a few ideas on using
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| | advise you nonetheless. In ten minutes on
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| LinkedIn in your job search.I don't think
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| | the phone with a headhunter you can learn
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| that an overt outreach campaign that
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| | enough to target some companies, drop
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| reaches out to people (whether hiring
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| | others from your list entirely, and save
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| managers, HR folks, or other influencers)
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| | yourself hours or weeks of trouble.4)
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| at various companies and tells them about
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| | Very important - use LinkedIn to expand
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| your job search, is going to be
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| | the network of people you ALREADY know,
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| especially satisfying for you. For one
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| | who should be informed that you are out
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| thing, this is the sort of contact that
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| | of school and job-hunting.Where there
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| people fear when they're trying to decide
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| | isn't a compelling rationale for contact,
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| whether or not to join a network like
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| | it's awkward to reach out to strangers
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| LinkedIn. Unless there is some clear,
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| | and say "Gee, want to hire me?" But you
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| compelling intersection between your
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| | should absolutely use LinkedIn to get
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| background or talents and the company's
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| | back in touch with people you already
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| specific need, I would view this as
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| | know - friends of your parents, your
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| typically unwelcome contact.(I'm just one
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| | friends' parents and older siblings, the
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| person. But I'm a ridiculously
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| | lady you babysat for in high school,
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| long-in-the-tooth HR person, with a focus
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| | anyone you interned for during college,
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| on job hunting.)Luckily, there are many
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| | the McKinsey VP who sang in choir at
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| better ways to use LinkedIn in your job
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| | church all those years with your mom -
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| search. Here are four of them, for
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| | get it? - and enroll them in supporting
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| starters:1) Check out LinkedIn jobs,
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| | your job search.What you are doing with
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| naturally. If you can see a job there,
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| | LinkedIn in this case is simply pulling
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| that means that you're connected to the
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| | together your existing network (the
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| job, which is very sweet for a new grad.
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| | people you know, though you may not have
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| If you do not have tons of connections,
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| | thought of them as your network) and
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| connect to your parents' friends, or
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| | bringing them up to date on your
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| anyone you know who's already in the
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| | professional status. Here's how to find
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| business world.2) Use LinkedIn for your
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| | them:a) do a LinkedIn search on the city
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| job-search research project. You will
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| | where you grew up and identify people you
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| focus on specific companies - you should
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| | know. If you grew up in San Jose or New
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| do that, as it gives you a target for
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| | York or Chicago, scratch that and go
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| your job search and turns you into an
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| | right to b)b) sit down with a piece of
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| active job researcher/seeker rather than
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| | paper and a pencil and list everyone in
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| just a person who trolls all day long. As
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| | business that you know. A new grad should
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| you identify these companies, you can
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| | be able to list 100 such people - push
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| learn a TON about them via LinkedIn.
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| | yourself. Think about Girl Scout leaders,
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| Search on the company name to find people
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| | the volunteer who directed "Grease" your
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| who work there now or who used to work
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| | senior year of high school, the track
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| there - what sorts of backgrounds do they
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| | team parents, the librarian back in your
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| have? What sorts of education? Which of
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| | high school who is a corporate Knowledge
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| these target companies seem most suitable
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| | Manager now - you can do it! Once you
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| for you given your own experiences and
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| | have the list on paper (actually, do it
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| interests?If you're looking to apply at a
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| | in Word so you can cut and paste names
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| company and don't feel comfortable
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| | into the LinkedIn search box) start
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| contacting someone who works there now,
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| | looking for these folks on LinkedIn.Some
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| out of the blue (and who could blame you
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| | of the people on your list won't be on
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| for that), contact someone who USED to
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| | LinkedIn yet, of course - if you really
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| work there! Corporate alums are under no
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| | want to include them in the network
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| pressure to recommend you for a job, and
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| | you're constructing, you'll have to find
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| will most likely talk very freely about
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| | their email addresses so that you can
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| their former company. This is the
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| | invite them to join. The easiest way
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| indirect approach - LinkedIn is a
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| | (short of phoning them) is to Google them
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| terrific vehicle for that. (Do the person
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| | - there's a decent chance you'll find an
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| a favor, since he or she is helping you -
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| | email address that way. Out of your
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| create a logo for his or her teenage
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| | starter list of 100 friends-and-family
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| daughter's blog, for instance.)3) Use
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| | advocates, perhaps you'll end up with a
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| LinkedIn to find relevant headhunters to
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| | decent network of 65 LinkedIn contacts.
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| talk to. Headhunters are well-connected
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| | Perhaps more!Good luck Emily! Don't be
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| and, like real estate agents, seldom shun
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| | timid when it comes time to negotiate the
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| a phone call that comes out of the blue
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| | multiple job offers you are sure to be
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| (although it may take them awhile to call
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| | juggling before long.
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