How To Find a Job on LinkedIn: Chapter 5

Welcome readers and blog subscribers! I am glad to see you here on post five (5) of ten (10) about Brad & Deb Schepp’s great book about LinkedIn. The chapters up to this point have been strategic regarding setting up an account at LinkedIn, building your network, and then starting to cultivate professional relationships from that point forward. However, Chapter 5 tells you how to become part of the LinkedIn community.

Essentially, the way you create a positive presence at LinkedIn is by participating in the exchange of information. Specifically, you can ask questions and also provide answers to questions. My recommendation is that you first join a few groups that are related to your professional area. For example, I am a Technical Writer, so I am part of a Technical Writing group and a Software group. This allows me to give answers to questions that other members have asked.

In the screenshot above, you will see that it is easy to ask a question at LinkedIn. At your profile’s home page, click on the More tab, and within that tab click on Answers. A window will display in your browser, and you will need to click on the Ask a Question tab. The contents of this window will modify so that you can enter information regarding the question you are going to ask. Due to space limitations of this blog post, I was not able to capture the entire window, but if you scroll down, you will see additional fields that you must complete as well. When you have completed all these fields, click on the Ask Question button. Your question will be submitted to LinkedIn and others at LinkedIn will be able to respond to your inquiry.

When you ask quality questions, you will demonstrate to other LinkedIn members that you are an individual with awareness and concern about fine details of your area and so this indirectly shows others that you are committed to your professional field and share such professional concerns. So, yes, go to LinkedIn and create a profile, network and get references. You can even send a few messages to close friends and colleagues in the LinkedIn message center. However, to expand your horizons, you need to demonstrate your professional knowledge and concerns about specific topics in your field. This can be done by asking good questions and then responding to the answers that are given by other LinkedIn members. Thanks for such an informative chapter, Brad & Deb! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing Chapter Five.

All The Best,

Keith Johnson, M.S. Education
Technical Writer & Documentation Specialist
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