LinkedIn

Overview
[|LinkedIn] is a professional social networking website. Launched in 2003, this site allows members to connect with classmates, potential employers, and coworkers. LinkedIn is immensely popular amongst professionals around the world. Half of all LinkedIn users are located outside of the United States, with over 90 million users in total. The site is rapidly growing so much that every second of everyday someone is signing up for LinkedIn. Individuals searching for employment as well as employers using utilize LinkedIn to find potential candidates. In 2010 alone, there were over two billion people searches. Also, over a million companies have LinkedIn Company Pages. LinkedIn is a unique tool for professionals to use to stay up to date and connected on a worldwide basis. LinkedIn has a unique relationship with businesses. Executives from each of the Fortune 500 companies from 2010 are members of LinkedIn and many of them used the sites hiring solutions last year. In today’s job market it is important to be able to separate oneself from other candidates during the hiring process and for many LinkedIn is a way to do just that. Still not convinced? Check out these [|success stories] from the LinkedIn website.

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