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The CV Book, 2nd Edition
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The CV Book, 2nd Edition

by James Innes
December 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
304 pages
5h 7m
English
Pearson Business
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Chapter 20

LinkedIn

So, what is LinkedIn? Many people have still not heard of it.

You will most likely be familiar with Facebook. Facebook is simply a social networking tool – generally limited to social and not professional relationships. But the king of professional and business networking online is LinkedIn. And your first step in networking online should therefore be to create your LinkedIn profile.

You need to be aware that (a) LinkedIn is growing at a phenomenal rate and becoming an essential part of everyone’s job-hunting and networking strategies and (b) that there are many differences between a LinkedIn profile and a CV.

Never seen LinkedIn? Have a look at my LinkedIn profile and you’ll see what I mean:

www.linkedin.com/in/jamesinnes ...

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