by Hanaa Al-tineh
Linked in is one of the largest professional network which separate globally and it has more than 80 million members and more than 500 company and it growing in fast rate .This site is available in many languages like English .It provides its services free. Also it is completely different than other social networking sites in that it's work for the purpose of professional networking and business aims(3). When you use LinkedIn You can't put your own photos but only your profile photo ,you can not change your profile page colors and make personal interests, and you can not play on it because it didn’t has plays(4). But it has other features like it keep you connected with other people or friends have similar interests, to find ideas by connecting with experts, and attract opportunities like finding your dream’s job.(1)
LinkedIn has many features which are: it gives you the opportunity to identify your self to the public by creating your own profile which consist of your Experience and Education and show your current and past positions and where you received your education. LinkedIn profiles becomes the most important part of search results, and letting you control the first impression people get when searching for you online. And by connecting on LinkedIn, your profile will be updated, keeping you current with their latest jobs, projects and contact information. (3)
The second feature is LinkedIn answer, which is similar to yahoo answer and Google answer, allows users to ask and answer questions in LinkedIn. This feature is provided free and the main difference from the other sites is that questions are business-oriented, and you can know people who ask and answer questions. (1) (2)
And the third feature is LinkedIn group: which allows users to create there groups and contacts with others have the same interests, jobs or experience. And this feature can be done by any member of LinkedIn site and in different subjects. (1)
And finally the Search feature which you can do in several ways: quick Search that lets you search by people, jobs, companies, answers, inbox and groups. People Search: which done by entering any information about the person you are trying to find like putting his or her first name and school. And reference Search like using year of employment.(1)
You can sign in to LinkedIn like the other websites, you can sign in as individual or company ,If you are an individual you can put your profile, search companies and jobs, contact with other people with the same interests ,and ask questions .And if you are an organization in LinkedIn you can exchange ideas between employees and other businesses in similar fields ,and hiring employees ,put their ads ,listing their jobs ,listing their products and services ,and also competitors can search information about each others by LinkedIn.(3)
Finally, if you interest in your professional sphere, LinkedIn will give you the chance to have the job which you interest in if you can’t find it .or it willing you to improve your work to be better and stay in touch with other professional people.
References:
(1)http://learn.linkedin.com
(2)http://www.surferssurf.com/answersites/
(3)http://computer.howstuffworks.com
(4)http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/internet/difference-between-facebook-and-linkedin/
(5) Youtube.com (video)
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