I wrote an article on LinkedIn a few days ago after one of my students said to me, “I won’t accept an invite from anyone I don’t know because I have no idea how they can help me.” My reply was simple, “Yes, that’s exactly the point. You never know.”
There are many mistakes we make in life, career and business. I know I’ve made them all. I’ve made plenty using LinkedIn as well.
I am excited to see organizations do deliberate and organized onboarding of their new hires. Preparing these employees from the start to be successful in their role helps to produce more successful and productive employees who generally want to stay around longer.
I get asked this question all the time, “How do I get value from my use of LinkedIn?”
So, I decided to create a blog post on the topic.
In my LinkedIn Professional Development programs I teach 4 very specific steps needed to create value using LinkedIn: