Comments on: Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn #1 – LinkedIn as Resume 2.0

By: Kenneth A.

Kenneth A. — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:53:01 +0000

I just recently created a LinkedIn profile and immediately reinforced old connections while making many new ones. It’s a great online alternative to the traditional resume, yes, but it won’t replace one aspect of the old-fashioned application process which I still believe to be integral: the face-to-face interview. ;]

By: Heidi Maldonad

Heidi Maldonad — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:09:41 +0000

I am just new in LinkedIn and this post is very helpful to me. I know now some information about the site and I am ready to explore it.

By: Scott Allen

Scott Allen — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:32:49 +0000

The paid version is useful, if you’re going to use it. There isn’t much you can do with the paid version that you can’t do without it, but it’s more time-consuming. If you want to be able to just find anyone in the system and send them a message immediately, get the paid version. Alternatively, if you connect with a few super-connectors and join a couple of the largest groups, you’ll be able to find most of the people who are actually active on LinkedIn, and you’ll be able to either send them a message directly, send an introduction request, or look up enough information to contact them some other way (LinkedIn frowns on that, but let’s face it…people do it all the time).

By: GI metoden

GI metoden — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:35:30 +0000

Would you recommend me to get the paid version of Linkedin? Is it useful?

Also: If I’ll get unemployed, is it a good idea to buy some advertising on linkedin for personal branding?

By: Scott Allen

Scott Allen — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:19:53 +0000

Apparently so.

Feel free to send me an invitation, just be sure to mention that you read Linked Intelligence. I don’t generally accept invitations from strangers with no personalized message.

By: faktaguide

faktaguide — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:16:38 +0000

I never heard about Linkedin before, have I been living under a rock? Will def. check it out though.

By: Projector

Projector — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:29:33 +0000

Writing a resume tailor made for a specific job for a specific company is still better than the one size fits all approach. I haven’t found a good way to make use of LinkedIn yet. But I know I can’t avoid it, either.

By: Andreas @ penisförstoring

Andreas @ penisförstoring — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:56:46 +0000

Lol! I agree with Nabil and Caspar on this one. When I last searched for a job — they put my stuff up on a projector… thanks to linkedin!

By: Caspar

Caspar — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:21:31 +0000

@ Resume
“I wonder if one day paper resumes will become extinct due to sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and other social sites.”

I think they are becoming more and more extinct. The fact that almost every large company accepts resumes over the net. It’s easier to handle, but on the other hand nothing is as great as giving your resume personally to a staff manager.

The job I got at the moment is from a staffing company, they only take resumes online. While at the interview, they even had my resume up on a projector.

Kind Regards
Caspar from Tandvård Göteborg

By: Nabil @ Morning Sickness Remedies

Nabil @ Morning Sickness Remedies — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:42:53 +0000

These sure are some smart ways of using LinkedIn to your benefit. I’ve had some major success with it!

When LinkedIn was still new, I filled in all my info and the profile quickly got indexed and searchable by Google. Within two weeks I had gotten myself a job at an SEO firm thanks to a friend who told the boss to “Google me”

/Nabil, from Sweden.