Experts Connection™ connects you, the business professional, with experts in career and professional development via teleseminars. Topics will be presented with an eye to the practical, rather than the theoretical, offering you the opportunity to put ideas into practice as soon as you hang up the phone. The topics are targeted specifically for the executive level professional, for the employed as well as those in transition. The teleseminars are formatted and timed to include your questions following the experts' presentations.

Class Description: With almost 70 million signups, LinkedIn maintains its leadership as the most important network for executives, for professionals searching for business alliances and for recruiters/ companies looking to hire. So whether you are in transition and looking for your next opportunity, or working as an independent consultant or managing a department/division for a startup or established company, you need to understand how to optimize LinkedIn for your purposes. LinkedIn has become a “must have” rather than a “nice to have” element in your marketing mix.

While this presentation will briefly review the basics, its focus will be on advanced techniques using LinkedIn. Techniques that will set you apart ….and help you optimize your time and efforts.

In this 90 minute session you will learn:

• To increase the odds of being found by optimizing your Profile.
• How to find key contacts.
• The best way to communicate with those with who you are not connected…without paying for the upgrade.
• What to include in your communications to increase odds of getting read and increase your perceived value.
• To maximize the value of LinkedIn Groups.
• How to regularly promote “your brand” in a non-offensive way.
• How to use LinkedIn Answers to build your network and nurture individual relationships.

About the Speaker:

Jason Alba is the founder and CEO of JibberJobber.com and author of I'm on LinkedIn - Now What??? After a corporate downsizing in 2006, Jason experienced firsthand the difficulties of conducting a job search. Drawing on his extensive computer software and IT experience, Jason analyzed the job search process and developed JibberJobber.com. Widely acknowledged as a leading career management evangelist, Jason continues to spread the word to job seekers through his blog.