Industry Snapshot: LinkedIn
Over lunch last year, Michael recommended to a former colleague that she sign up for LinkedIn, and he invited her to join his network.
He ran into her recently at a professional association meeting. As it turns out, her employer had reduced their staff, and she had gotten a pink slip. Michael suggested that in addition to traditional avenues for finding her next position (executive recruiters, employment websites, and networking), that she use LinkedIn as part of her job search.
She found a position that had only been listed on Linked In. Why? The employer used LinkedIn as a real-life test of whether their candidates were networked using modern-day technology and tools.
Finding a job on LinkedIn is yet another way to combine the power of today’s technology and your personal and professional networks. 2007
