Hands On Workshop: LINKEDIN - Be Found On The Most Powerful Professional Social Network Available Today!

PLEASE NOTE: This Austin Linkedin workshop begins at 6:30 sharp, but you are welcome and encouraged to come at 6 p.m. and network and talk with the instructors before class.

FYI: This class will be limited to 8 people, so you'll be sure to get one on one instruction you need.

TOP TEN REASON TO NETWORK ON LINKEDIN

1. It's free.
   
2. Currently there are more than 40 million registered users, spanning 170 industries
3. Find new clients before your competitors do
   
4. Stay in touch with current clients/friends/co-workers and get recommendations
5. It's never too late to start building your online network
6. It is a professional resume that's always working for you - you never know who might find you
7. It's the way business is done - it's important to stay with the times
   
8. It gives you added credibility in your professional career
9. Answer questions to get yourself noticed as an expert
10. Ask questions and get advise from trusted industry leaders
    

Learn how to market yourself on Linkedin.com,the most powerful professional online social network available today.

Everyone knows how important networking is when you are looking for new clients or looking for a job. These days if you aren't networking both on and offline you are out of the game. Linkedin is a place to meet professionals and old friends, but more importantly it's a place to market yourself or your business!

DURING THIS CLASS YOU WILL:

• Create a LinkedIn account
• Set up your vanity/personalized url
• Optimize your profile by using keywords
  
• Write a profile about yourself
• Upload a photo of yourself to your profile (please bring digital photo to class)
  
• Invite a friend or colleage to be a connection
  
• Find and join groups you are intersted in
  
• Search for people that you know or have worked with that you want to reconnect with
• Research a company you are interested in working with or working for
  
• Have all your Linkedin questions answered!
• Complete your When Everything Clicks Linkedin checklist

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This LinkedIn class is for people who are new to LinkedIn. You may or may not have a LinkedIn account yet, but even if you do, you're not quite sure what to do. This class will help!

Whether you are a CEO or a plumber, a real estate agent or a pet sitter, recently unemployed or a budding entrepreneur, retired or still in school, this class is for you. Social media tools, like Linkedin are changing the landscape of how business and networking is done. People are using Linkedin to find new clients, promote their products and services, research new employers as well as get career advice.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

• What LinkedIn is and how it works.
• Why it's important to your career to have a presence on LinkedIn
• How you can use LinkedIn to make your brand more visible
• How you can use LinkedIn to find a new job or find potential employees
  
• Know what a recommendation is and how to ask for one
  
  

WHAT IS THE FORMAT?

This is a When Everything Clicks HOW class: Hands On Workshop! Part of it will be presentation style but we'll also have you get your laptops going, so you can work on your Linkedin checklist. Your instructors will be there to walk you through step by step.

REMEMBER! This class will be limited to 8 people, so we can give one on one instruction as needed.

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING?

Because this is a Hands On Workshop we ask that you bring an internet capable laptop with you. 

In addition, please bring a digital headshot for your profile, as well as the most current resume you have for yourself.

NOTE: Feel free to bring your own refreshment or snack to class. There are no vending machines to purchase drinks or food in this office building.

WHERE?

This class will be taught in the awesome meeting room at Mercury Mambo (Where Culture and Commerce Collide!). They are located in South Austin, just south of Barton Springs Road, one block east of South Lamar. Just look for the modern, bright yellow building. You can't miss it and parking is plentiful on either side of the building. IMPORTANT: Many look at the address and assume this is downtown, it's not! Please check out the map to be safe!