LinkedIn Webinar Series – Finding Professional Success with LinkedIn

Whether you’re a business owner, job-seeker, salesperson, or part of a larger organization, stop simply being on LinkedIn, learn how use LinkedIn for professional success!  LinkedIn, the premier professional online networking service, now boasts more than 135 million users, with a new professional joining every second.  Join David J.P. Fisher (WCAS98) of RockStar Consulting and Ajax Social Media for one, two, or all three webinars designed to make LinkedIn a powerful part of your career management strategy. 

All webinars will be recorded.  A link to the recording will be sent to registrants after the webinar is complete.

LinkedIn 101- Developing your LinkedIn Presence for Career Success

April 17, 2012
90-minute live webinar
10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET

In session one you will learn how to build a strong foundation on LinkedIn by focusing on your personal profile – an important step most professionals overlook.  Focus on how to:

•Use the Summary to tell a story
•Understand the most Important Parts of Your Profile
•Develop your profile with Applications and other features
•Give and get great Recommendations
•Amplify your message with the Status Updates

Space for the live webinars is limited; if you know you cannot attend either webinar live, please purchase the recording.

LinkedIn 102– Leveraging your Network for Professional Growth 

April 18, 2012
90-minute live webinar
10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET

In the second session, you will learn how to take the foundation you have created to accomplish your specific career goals by leveraging the power of your connections.   Focus on how to:

•Build Your Connections the right way
•Search the 135 million members on LinkedIn
•Navigate LinkedIn Groups and Answers
•Mine other profiles for information
•Use Introductions and Inmails

Space for the live webinars is limited; if you know you cannot attend either webinar live, please purchase the recording.

LinkedIn 301- Building a Strategic LinkedIn Plan

April 19, 2012
90-minute live webinar
10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET

In our last session, you will learn how to make LinkedIn an integral part of your professional life by going deeper into the functionality of the platform to create and strengthen long-term business relationships.   Focus on how to:

•Put LinkedIn into the Social Media Landscape
•Connect with your NU Alumni Colleagues
•Engage with Groups on a Deeper Level
•Insert Strategic Applications
•Create a LinkedIn Networking Plan

Space for the live webinars is limited; if you know you cannot attend the live webinars, please purchase the recording . Please note that webinar recordings are not for sale individually, but must be purchased as a package.  

Cost
$15.00 per person for each webinar for alumni and friends OR $40 for the entire series
$5.00 per person for each webinar for current students OR $10 for the entire series

Register Here for one, two, or all three webinars.

Each webinar will consist of a 1 hour presentation and 30 minutes of Q & A. 

If you have not already done so, join the Northwestern Alumni Group on LinkedIn.

Questions? Contact careers@alumni.northwestern.edu or 847-491-5648.