- Chaitanya Deshpande
HERE I AM AT
11th PLACE IN
THE WORLD
WHAT IS LINKEDIN ?
The leader in business-oriented social media network. There are 400 million registered
members spanning 170 industries.
LinkedIn describes itself as filling the demand for three things:
1. Re-connect
2. Power your career
3. Get answers
4. The mission statement was keyed to connecting the world’s professionals to make
them more productive and successful.
 Founded by Reid Hoffman in year 2003.
 Headquartered in Mountain View, California.
 LinkedIn officially launched in May 2003 with
the help of funding from Hoffman’s
colleagues at PayPal.
WHAT IS STORY?
 20035000 Launch
 200433,000 Experimentation
 20052,000,000 Revenue
 20064,000,000 Foundations
 20079,000,000 Growing Up
 200816,000,000 Going global
 200940,000,000 New Leadership (Jeff Weiner)
 201090,000,000 Acceleration
 2011120,000,000 Next Play
 2012160,000,000 Transformation
 2013230,000,000 Turned 10
 2016400,000,000 Top 100
WHY LINKEDIN ?
100 million active users online
Increases chance of placements by over 13 times
LinkedIn is number 2 most popular social media network
Increases corporate connections
FEATURES
 Personal
• Job search
• Online reputation management
• Profile optimization
• Professional recommendations
• Resume builder
• Personalized homepage
• LinkedIn groups
FEATURES (Cont.)
 Job Search
• Search for connections within your industry.
• Join groups and interact.
 Paid profile
• LinkedIn inmail – Ability to message potential employers and contact them
directly.
FEATURES (Cont.)
 Company Profiles
• Careers – company job openings
• Product and Services
• Customer Recommendations
• Analytics
 Lead Generation
• Search filters
• Introduction via mutual connections
SINGLE MOST IMPORANT FEATURE OF LINKEDIN
 LinkedIn shows the connections between people.
 LinkedIn shows you which of your own contacts can introduce you to their
connections who know them.
 LinkedIn allows you to easily tap into the power of the 2nd (or 3rd) degree.
WHY SHOULD I USE LINKEDIN
 "Someone invited me to LinkedIn, I made a
Profile, have a few connections and now I
wonder WHY am I on this website?"
 "How can I benefit from LinkedIn?"
 "And without spending too much time?"
LET’S WATCH A VIDEO
THANK YOU
Connect with me at:
www.linkedin.com/in/csdeshpande

LinkedIn

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  • 2.
    HERE I AMAT 11th PLACE IN THE WORLD
  • 3.
    WHAT IS LINKEDIN? The leader in business-oriented social media network. There are 400 million registered members spanning 170 industries. LinkedIn describes itself as filling the demand for three things: 1. Re-connect 2. Power your career 3. Get answers 4. The mission statement was keyed to connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
  • 4.
     Founded byReid Hoffman in year 2003.  Headquartered in Mountain View, California.  LinkedIn officially launched in May 2003 with the help of funding from Hoffman’s colleagues at PayPal.
  • 5.
    WHAT IS STORY? 20035000 Launch  200433,000 Experimentation  20052,000,000 Revenue  20064,000,000 Foundations  20079,000,000 Growing Up  200816,000,000 Going global  200940,000,000 New Leadership (Jeff Weiner)  201090,000,000 Acceleration  2011120,000,000 Next Play  2012160,000,000 Transformation  2013230,000,000 Turned 10  2016400,000,000 Top 100
  • 6.
    WHY LINKEDIN ? 100million active users online Increases chance of placements by over 13 times LinkedIn is number 2 most popular social media network Increases corporate connections
  • 7.
    FEATURES  Personal • Jobsearch • Online reputation management • Profile optimization • Professional recommendations • Resume builder • Personalized homepage • LinkedIn groups
  • 8.
    FEATURES (Cont.)  JobSearch • Search for connections within your industry. • Join groups and interact.  Paid profile • LinkedIn inmail – Ability to message potential employers and contact them directly.
  • 9.
    FEATURES (Cont.)  CompanyProfiles • Careers – company job openings • Product and Services • Customer Recommendations • Analytics  Lead Generation • Search filters • Introduction via mutual connections
  • 10.
    SINGLE MOST IMPORANTFEATURE OF LINKEDIN  LinkedIn shows the connections between people.  LinkedIn shows you which of your own contacts can introduce you to their connections who know them.  LinkedIn allows you to easily tap into the power of the 2nd (or 3rd) degree.
  • 11.
    WHY SHOULD IUSE LINKEDIN  "Someone invited me to LinkedIn, I made a Profile, have a few connections and now I wonder WHY am I on this website?"  "How can I benefit from LinkedIn?"  "And without spending too much time?"
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    THANK YOU Connect withme at: www.linkedin.com/in/csdeshpande