But only with someone who has worked with you and knows you professionally or with whom you attended school. The Basic Membership is unrestricted and unrestricted. Published posts will also show up on your profile, which will increase your credibility in related fields that are relevant to your professional experience.However, before we go any further, you should be aware that offers both Basic and Premium membership options.

Blog about what you know. LinkedIn's very own publishing platform allows users to publish blog posts and gain the opportunity to have their content read by thousands.Other group members may like what they see and want to connect with you. Participate in relevant groups. A great way to meet new professionals to connect with is to join groups based on your interests or current profession and start participating.

Find and connect with new professionals. It's great to get back in touch with old colleagues and connect with everyone at your current workplace who may also be on LinkedIn, but what's even better is that you have the opportunity to discover new professionals either locally or internationally that may be able to help out with your professional endeavors.

You'll always get recommendations from LinkedIn about jobs you may be interested in, but you can always use the search bar to look for specific positions too. Remember that LinkedIn is one of the best places to look for job postings online. If you need to build a resume outside of LinkedIn, there are apps for that. Some websites that allow you to apply to jobs will even allow you to connect to your LinkedIn profile to import all your information. You can include it as a link perhaps in an email or your cover letter when you apply to jobs.

Use your profile as your resume. Your LinkedIn profile basically represents a more complete (and interactive) resume.

Just enter or connect your email to sync your contacts with LinkedIn. You can use the My Network section to find old colleagues, teachers, people you went to school with and anyone else you might think is worth having in your professional network.

Get back in touch with old colleagues.

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