[rehab] Using Linked In for Job Search

[Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S]

LinkedIn has been in existence for years now, it concerns me that you being the chairman of the employment division of the nfb, is barely coming to this realization.

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> On Aug 13, 2013, at 7:50 AM, Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was talking with our son-in-law Jim the other night about my work helping
> blind people find jobs.  I mentioned the reference letter utility that one
> of my former students discovered.  Jim said he uses Linked In exclusively
> to find jobs.  He just got a job as manager of Adecco temporary services
> for the State of Victoria in Australia.  The way he got it was to send out
> messages to people he knew on Linked In, saying he was looking for a job
> and telling them what kind of job he was looking for.  No online job
> postings, no newspaper listings, no door knocking, no filling out
> application forms, just contacts on Linked In.  He got several job offers,
> and took the best of them.  Now, to be upfront, he is a sighted person, not
> a blind one, and he has years of work experience.  However, Linked In can
> still be a great tool for you!  Set up a profile, get online letters of
> reference*, link to other people, endorse their skills and get them to
> endorse yours, and when you have all your ducks in a row, do what Jim did
> and see how well it works.  Networking has always worked, and Linked In is
> the modern way to do it.  Note: Facebook is not, it is a social site, so go
> with Linked In instead.  There is no charge to set up a Linked In account.
> 
> Dick Davis, Chair
> 
> NFB Employment Committee
> 
> 
> 
> *Since some companies will not do reference letters, ask former supervisors
> and co-workers, who can use their home address instead of that of their
> company.
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