Linkedin.com - Networking for Executives

You must have been a part of myspace or other social networking website but ever been a part of a jobs site?

LinkedIn.com can really change the way executive recruiting is conducted.

Moreover, if you’re fortunate enough to gain entrèe to its elite client list, it’s a great resource for tapping [tag-tec]venture capital[/tag-tec], senior management, and technical expertise.

Most people use LinkedIn to “get to someone” in order to make a sale, form a partnership, or get a job. This is a website that is a tool that is under-utilized, so I’ve compiled a top-ten list of ways to increase the value of LinkedIn.

For example there are forty-seven people connected from Google.  More? Harvard Business School grads are around fifty-eight. LinkedIn’s preferable privacy policy is appropriate to its [tag-ice]professional executives[/tag-ice]. The website protects its clients from public view, though you can opt to allow other users to contact you directly.

People with more than twenty connections are thirty-four times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than five. All 500 of the Fortune 500 are represented in LinkedIn. In fact, 499 of them are represented by director-level and above employees.

Moreover, you can search for current and former colleagues and contacts already linked up to LinkedIn. And you can compare your Outlook address book against a list of current members. This way you can invite people from the outside and expand your business network.