Five reason to join LinkedIn
LinkedIn as a social media platform cannot be ignored as it is very beneficial from a business perspective.
Did you know there are a total of 500 million users on LinkedIn? These include entrepreneurs, company directors and CEOs and hiring managers. This presents endless opportunities for young people getting into the job market to quickly advance in their careers.
Below are some of the benefits you can get from joining the network;
Source of Employment
With more hiring organisations embracing social media, LinkedIn has been a job provider to so many of its users. Employers usually advertise the kind of skilled personnel they are looking for and how to get in touch with them. If you are cut out for the niche, you then contact the hiring organisation and they will issue with further directions.
Marketing and advertising
LinkedIn is also useful as a tool in marketing and advertising. Organizations are able to advertise themselves their services and what they do on this platform which in turn facilitates outreach from various clients. They can also market their services and if done well they are guaranteed of positive outcome.
Source of information
LinkedIn has a content publishing platform and there are usually various publications on a regular basis and there is a lot of information and content to be found from it. Apart from that you can use the platform to publish the content.
Networking
In this world of social media the power of networking cannot be underestimated. LinkedIn enables one to network at a broad level. It does not matter if you are employed or not as you might need to change jobs and the network created will be helpful when the time comes. Networks can also help for a person with a start-up company in need of financial aid.
Recommendations
One can get recommendation through LinkedIn. It is advantageous to get recommendation from LinkedIn as compared to other places as it can be traced back to the individual who gave out the recommendation. This is done in form of a testimonial and it cannot be altered once it has been sent out. Recommendation can also be used as a referee in turn raising one’s profile.
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