[rehab] Using Linked In for Job Search

[Dick Davis]

Nope, I have been using it for years too, and with my students.  I have
used it in seminars and periodically mention it on this list.  Please try
not to be so critical of others.
Dick

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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.

Gabe Vega
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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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