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  Date / Time: 2/25/2009 8:19 PM UTC

  How to use linkedin.com new features to find a dream job in a down economy using social networking
  

  LinkedIn is the social network for professionals and executives. It has more than 30 million members and hosts every HR, hiring manager and recruiter in the country.  With so many people and so many recruiters you are sure to find a job; if you can navigate around LinkedIn correctly.

   

  LinkedIn has a new feature on the Group section, it is a job board.  This is a great idea as many people are using the Group Discussion as a job board and many group administrators don't like it.  Many administrators even posted a dedicated discussion thread for jobs, many times entitled "Post Your Jobs Here".

   

  As of today, you can't see the job board inside groups by simply looking at a list of groups; this is probably a bug.  You actually have to click something within the groups such as news, discussion, or any other link. After you click any link you will see Jobs as part of the main menu within the post.

   

  This new feature will complement the general Job feature that you see at the top of LinkedIn as one of their main menu items together with People, Answers, and Companies.  The difference is that the Group Jobs are free to post, so you'll see many more jobs there than in the general job posting.

   

  What to do if you are looking for a job?  Join all the groups that you can, LinkedIn allows you to join 50.  Join the groups that relate to your industry or job expertise and also join any groups of HR or Recruiting professional so you can network with them.  Finally, join groups in your city or area.  For example, I live in San Diego, California and there are more than 10 groups dedicated to San Diegans.

   

  Once you join all the groups go to the job posting part of the groups and start scanning for jobs.  Contact the person that posted the job directly and strike a conversation or relationship.  Don't just send resumes to everyone, otherwise you are missing the point of networking.  Remember, the power of LinkedIn lies in the people, the relationships you can establish and how you use these relationships. 

   

  If you have not already, make sure you profile is complete with photo, job history, education, skills, etc.  This way the recruiters of HR managers can check you out before giving you a call.
  

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