How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 6Using LinkedIn on the Job

LinkedIn seems to have a reputation of being somewhat of a job-hunting board,” said digital marketing consultant Susan Emmens. “I can’t recall a time I’ve ever used it that way. And yet, I’m on it at least an hour a day.” Undoubtedly, LinkedIn is a fantastic resource for job hunters, but you may be surprised at how frequently you’ll use it as an invaluable tool once you have a job. Even with high unemployment rates of 9 percent or higher, which is where they hover as we write this, the unemployment rate among those with bachelor’s degrees or above is only 5 percent, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. And even though that number may not reflect the so-called discouraged and underemployed ...