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What I Like About LinkedIn

April 22, 2009 by Sean Nelson

I like the fact that opportunities exist and LinkedIn provides a way to find or stumble upon them.  My headlong dive into LinkedIn was in response to another member viewing my profile and deciding that I could help some of her clients.

Many current clients contacted me after seeing my profile, seeing a status update, or finding me in a group.  I’ve connected with others who have provided value by sharing information.  I spoke with Chris Rollyson who is in Chicago based on a connection,Vincent Wright, who is in Connecticut.  Or maybe it was the other way around.

The fact is , that when you start connecting you never know where it’s going to lead.

I was recently asked to speak at a Church Job Search group about LinkedIn.  The last time I conducted a job search was back in 2001.  My first thought was how am I going to be of value if I have not gone through the job search experience in 8 years.

Interestingly enough I stumbled upon Michael Korn, who writes a blog,  http://mjkorn.wordpress.com about his job search.  Michael is a contractor who works on 6 month or 12 month long projects.  So every year he is looking for a new consulting gig, or job.  Definitely someone that could provide value to the job search group.

Michael is an open networker, so I sent him a connection invitation asking him if he would be interested in presenting with me to the group.  A few conversations, a couple of emails and a lunch meeting and we were set up to do a joint presentation.

Without LinkedIn I would not have been able to find such a valuable resource to share the stage. (Of course without LinkedIn I wouldn’t have been doing a presentation).  Michael brought a tremendous amount of value to the presentation that I could have never put together.

If you find yourself in the middle of a job search or simply want to be prepared, check out his blog.  If you want to add a connection that will be a valuable resource if ever needed, Michael (mkorn@sagelight.com) is open to connecting.  Not because you’re another notch in his connections belt, but because just maybe there is an opportunity for a value exchange.  You’ll likely get the better end of the deal and that’s OK with Michael.

I like the fact that each day I never know what opportunities that I will discover on LinkedIn.  Or what opportunities will discover me.  What opportunites have you found?

Filed Under: LinkedIn Tagged With: Chris Rollyson, LinkedIn, sean nelson, Social Media, Vincent Wright

About Sean Nelson

Sean has been a Keynote speaker at Norvax University, conducts social media workshops and webinars, and has released three books on LinkedIn and written several social media guides.

Sean currently runs Social Media Sonar, which in addition to providing free resources, manages social media strategies and tactics for companies. He is also a partner in Surge Labs, a conversion rate optimization company, helping companies improve conversions and profitability through scientific testing of Landing Pages, Websites, Email communications, and Shopping Carts.

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