How to Succeed in Business Using LinkedIn: Making Connections and Capturing Opportunities on the World's #1 Business Networking Site - Softcover

Butow, Eric & Kathy Taylor. How To Succeed in Business Using LinkedIn: Making Connections and Capturing Opportunities on the Web's #1 Business Networking Site. AMACOM: American Management Assn. Sept. 2008. c.240p. index. ISBN 978-0-8144-1074-5. pap. $19.95. BUS The Web 2.0 innovation LinkedIn (www.lindedin.com) has gained huge popularity as a professional networking tool and is often considered the key to success for businesspeople and job seekers today. In fact, all Fortune 500 companies are already part of this service. Butow (CEO, Butow Communications Group) and Taylor (cofounder, TalentPlanet) show how to use LinkedIn strategically to communicate and to gain competitive advantage. The 12 chapters supply detailed and practical instructions for functions such as registration, profile creation, and the management of contacts, leads, and recommendations. In addition, members are offered guidance about proper business etiquette and for using LinkedIn to its full potential, especially with regard to recruitment, job seeking, and business intelligence. Unfortunately, the many screenshots contained in the text are too small and, therefore, virtually unreadable. Nevertheless, this informative text is well written; because of its value to business and human resources professionals and to individuals developing their careers, it is recommended for all academic and public collections.--Caroline Geck, MLS, MBA, Somerset, NJ --"Library Journal" "this informative text is well written; because of its value to business and human resources professionals and to individuals developing their careers, it is recommended for all academic and public collections." --"Library Journal" "If you are looking to exapnd your network of contacts, seeking a speaker or expert on a topic, searching for a job, or trying to find a qualified candidates for a position, LinkedIn may help you do it better, and this book weill help you use LinkedIn better." --"Online Magazine" "this informative text is well written; because of its value to business and human resources professionals and to individuals developing their careers, it is recommended for all academic and public collections." --Library Journal "If you are looking to exapnd your network of contacts, seeking a speaker or expert on a topic, searching for a job, or trying to find a qualified candidates for a position, LinkedIn may help you do it better, and this book weill help you use LinkedIn better." --Online Magazine