1. How to use Linkedin
What I have learned about using Linkedin
By: Lis Kovach
2. Set up an account
Go to: www.linkedin.com
Open an account with a name and password
Set up a link to this account so people can look
at it. http://www.linkedin.com/in/lkovach
4. Why use Linkedin?
1. Build a network of contacts
2. Make your profile visible to employers
3. Join groups that offer discussions, jobs and
access to other members
4. Without becoming a paying member, you can
access people in any company and send them
correspondence or your resume
12. Check out who's
checking you out
Your profile has been viewed by 9 people in the last 30 days, including:
··Someone at Project Management Institute
··Someone in the Automotive industry
··Administrative Assistant at Energizer
··Someone in the Human Resources function in the Human Resources
industry from Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
··Dale Hukill, Someone from Unknown Company
Who’s Viewed My Profile
22. Making contacts
How do I contact these people?
See if anyone in your network knows this
person. Ask for an introduction
See if this person belongs to a group you are in
and send them an invite to connect.
Learn how to use the company's email system
23. Using the website
Go to the Steris website: www.steris.com
Search around for any email address you can
find, Look under “contact us” or “customer
service”
25. Hello!
Now you know how to send an email
to anyone at Steris.
Cindy_Tanski@steris.com
Hello Cindy, I am a contract
specialist and I am interested in
knowing more about Steris....
28. Just do it!
Networking, networking, networking
Take a chance--you have nothing to lose
Someone will respond to you. Someone will
give you information. Someone will pass your
resume along.