Why Everyone Should Be Linked In

It seems that everywhere you look on the web there is another new social networking site to follow these days. I admittedly fall guilty of perusing Facebook when I should be doing other more important things. I have started to tweet a bit on Twitter, and I can still remember the days of MySpace. But one social networking site that I am on everyday is LinkedIn- and I believe you should be too.

LinkedIn is the modern day networking tool that will give you access to the people that will help your career or business grow. You can connect to CEOs or industry experts, get recommended by former colleagues, and have your questions answered by some of the best in the business. For anyone looking for their next career move being accessible on the internet is paramount and with more and more recruiters searching Linkedin you cannot afford to be missed. Some people put their whole resume in their LinkedIn profile, while others just put the key points; it is up to you what you want other people to see. You can also find out about a company that you might be interviewing at and take a look at some its employees and their backgrounds- who knows, maybe you and the CFO went to the same University.  Above all it’s a very discreet way of reaching out to people professionally without harassing them, and you will not be bothered by friend requests from the kid you never liked in high school.