LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing networks in the occurrence of internet. As of press time, it has over 38 million members in over 200 countries worldwide, half of which is from outside the U.S. borders.  LinkedIn may not sound as widespread as Friendster or Myspace and Facebook but once you get to know LinkedIn, you will surely find it to be the most helpful in your profession. This is because executives from 500 companies are users of LinkedIn. This network gives you more opportunities and advantages in your career and will be your most useful asset. Being a professional network, LinkedIn links you to the professionals all over the world and brings you closer to success.

Having all that said, what is LinkedIn really? And how useful is it?

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LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, with 170 industries from 200 countries. Here, you can meet and collaborate with eligible professionals you just might need to work with for the advancement of your career. All you have to do is go to LinkedIn.com, create a profile, and instantly connect with trusted contacts to help you increase your network which will furthermore help you land jobs, close deals, find potential partners and clients, service providers, or just simply meet people with the same interest, profession, or industry.

Now that we have gotten acquainted with LinkedIn, comes the next question:  Who can use LinkedIn? It is made available for quite a number of users and not only for the jobseekers. LinkedIn also is for the entrepreneurs, attorneys, business developers, consultants, journalists, non-profit organizers, and for those who want to venture their capitals.

This professional network aids entrepreneurs get their ideas off the hook, helps attorneys with public exposure to attract potential clients, assists business developers make the right partnerships and connections to expand their company, and helps the rest in spreading awareness and in finding the right resources for their cause.

With its fast growing population, LinkedIn has updated its features for the convenience of its users. Its profile now posts more information and shows mini snapshots of your company. It has also reached 38 million top professionals with DirectAds and gives unmatched reach to professionals globally in a cost effective way. You may also get updated with the responses of interesting group discussions through email. And unlike other networks, LinkedIn provides you with an advanced search results for people you want to find because their results include the most common alternative names in the English language. So if you’re searching for “Daniel” but he is using “Dan” instead, its search results will show that, too. Not only that. You also get the latest on what people say about your company and let you share advice and recommendations with a wide-ranging set of professionals as you can ask them questions anytime, too. More than that, all of these are accessible in your iPhones!

So if you’re looking for a network to leverage your careers, join and be part of LinkedIn now!

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