HOW TO MAXIMIZE EFFECTIVENESS AND VISIBILITY. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT A GOOD PROFILE LOOKS LIKE AND WE WILL QUESTION, DOES IT REALLY HELP YOU GET A JOB? EVERYTHING WE WILL TALK ABOUT TODAY AND HOW TO BUILD YOUR PROFILE, OR HOW TO MAKE A CONNECTION, THIS IS OPINION. AND JUST LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU SHOWED ME YOUR RESUME, WHAT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOUw4 PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK BUT NOT THE ONLY FEEDBACK. YOU SHOULD HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE LOOK AT THINGS AROUND YOU SO YOU'RE SHOWING YOURSELF IN THE BEST POSSIBLE LIGHT. I'M NOT THE END ALL, BE ALL FOR LINKED IN. I DON'T WORK FOR LINKED IN. I WORK FOR NIH. SO LINKED IN IS THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE. IT'S NOT FACEBOOK. IT'S ALL FOR PROFESSIONALS. THERE ARE A LOST PEOPLE ON MY LINKED IN ACCOUNT WHO WOULD NEVER CROSSOVER INTO MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND NEVER SEND ME A FRIEND REQUEST BECAUSE I'LL NEVER ACCEPT T IT'S SPECIFICALLY AND STRICTLY FOR FRIENDS OF MINE. LINKED IN IS MUCH MORE BROAD. IT IS VERY PROFESSIONAL. I ACTUALLY USE LINKED IN ALMOST EVERY DAY. AND I USE IT EXTENSIVELY FOR THE CAREER SYMPOSIUM AND TO FIND OTHER SPEAKERS. FOR THIS% SYMPOSIUM, WE USED IT HEAVILY FOR THE INDUSTRY SECTION. I LOOKED THROUGH MY PROFILE AND SAID THIS PERSON AND THIS PERSON AND WE CAME UP AN ENTIRE PAGE OF INDUSTrYi THAT I GIVE TO THE CAREER SYMPOSIUM PLANNING COMMIT TOW FIND APPROPRIATE SPEAKERS BECAUSE I KNEW THOSE PEOPLE. LINKED IN WAS FOUNDED IN DECEMBER OF TWO THOUSAND TWO AND LAUNCHED IN MAY OF 2000 TREATMENT IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. IT STARTED GAINING TRACTION ABOUT 4-5 YEARS AGO. THIS IS 135 MILLION USERS IN MORE THAN 20 CAREERS AND TERRITORIES - 200 COUNTRIES. AND YOU CAN GET IT IN REALLY ANY8 LANGUAGE THESE DAYS. I KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO JOIN A LOST GROUPS AND DO A LOT OF THINGS ON THE FRENCH VERSION OR SOME OF THE OTHER VERSIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND THERE IS THREE TYPICALLY REASONS YOU'RE GOING TO USE LINKED IN. THE FIRST IS ON TO RECONNECT, TO FIND PAST AND PRESENT COLLEAGUES QUICKLY. IT MAKES STAYING IN TOUCH SIMPLE. I CAN LOOK THROUGH ALL MY BUDDIES FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL AND ADD THEM INTO MY LINKED IN NETWORK PRETTY QUICKLY. YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT WHAT CONNECTIONS YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB OR A NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. SAY YOU WANT A JOB AT PFIZER, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIND AT . ANYBODY AT PFIZER TO CONNECT TO YOU THAT JOB YOU? CAN GET ANSWERS. SO SAY YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HOW TO GET A JOB. WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GET A JOB, AS A FIELD APPLICATION SCIENTIST. YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH YOUR CONTACTS OR THE CONTACTS OF FRIENDS OF YOURS WHO ARE LINKED IN AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET ADVICE FOR THAT. YOU CAN ALSO USE IT FOR THE GROUPS. I USE A LOST GROUPS TALKING RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE Ph.D. ENOUGH? OR Ph.D. I HAVE EDUCATION BUT NO EXPERIENCE. HOW DO I MARY THOSE TWO THINGS? OR HOW DO I GET MY NOT INDUSTRY? EVEN SPECIFICS ONES TOWARDS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. YOU CAN JOIN A GROUP FORok SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. SO YOU CAN GET ANSWERS SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS AS WELL AS CAREER-BASED ANSWERS. THIS IS DATA ON WHO IS USING LINKED IN. AGAIN, THERE SAY TON OF PEOPLE. 150 MILLION TO 135 MILLION PEOPLE T GROWS BY TWO MEMBERS EVERY SECOND. THOSE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T MEMBERS RIGHT NOW CAN GO AND BECOME ONE OF THOSE TWO AS SOON AS WE FINISH THE TALK. HALF OF THE MEMBERS ARE IN THE UNITED STATES. 11 ARE FROM EUROPE. INDIA IS THE FASTEST GROWING IN THE NETHERLANDS THE HIGHEST ADOPTION RATE PER CAPITA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. 30% OF THE CITIZENS IN THE NETHERLANDS ARE ON LINKED IN. INTERESTING. THE AGE OF THE USERS. MOST ARE BETWEEN 35-34 OR 35-54. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OLDER DEMOGRAPHICS THAN YOU WOULD SEE IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT A FACEBOOK DEMOGRAPHIC. FACEBOOK WILL SKEW TOWARDS THE LOWER AGE GROUP RANGES. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE TYPES OF COMPANIES THAT BUILD A PROFILE AND THEN USE THAT TO LOOK FOR EMPLOYEES OR TO BUILD PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, OR TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AS A COMPANY, THE MAJORITY OF THE 58% OF THE COMPANY THAT ARE ON THERE HAVE OVER 10,000 EMPLOYEES. SO, VERY LARGE COMPANIES. THIS IS LIKE PFIZER, MERCK, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT INDUSTRY, HIGHER EDUCATION MAKES UP ABOUT 18% BUT THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE LIKE POSTDOCS OR GRADUATE STUDENTS, PART OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS AS WELL AS USED FOR IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR ACADEMIC TENURED TRACK POSITION, LINKED IN PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST PLACE YOU GO. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO MOVE ANYWHERE ELSE, THIS IS FANTASTIC TOOL. MORE AND MORE ACADEMICS ARE ADOPTING LINKED INP<„ BUT NOT AS WELL ADOPTED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE SECTOR. OTHER ONES THAT ARE INTERESTING IN HERE, ARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE OVER HERE. SO IT'S NOT -- THIS MAKES IT LOOK MORE BROADER BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF SCIENTIFIC SECTORS. HEAVILY USED IN TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHEASTu%„ CORRIDOR. WHICH DOESN'T SURPRISE YOU TOO MUCH BECAUSE THAT IS, IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE HOT BEDS OF INDUSTRY ARE, THESE ARE THE LARGER DATES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE UNITED STATES IS THE BIGGESTe1 USER OF LINKED IN. SO, THE PEOPLE THAT USE LINKED IN ARE„i PROFESSIONALS. THEY USE IT TO EITHERN7 (R CLIENTS, COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES, THEY ARE JOB SEEKERS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION, LOOKING TO, INSTEAD OF WRITE THAT DEAR HIRING MANAGER TO, GET A NAME IN THAT PLACE. A PLACE TO GET SEEN BY RECRUITERS AND HIRING MANAGERS. THE RECRUITERS AND HIRING MANAGERS DO TROLL LINKED IN TO FIND PEOPLE. MY HUSBAND WHO IS A BIOINFORMATACIST GOT AN E-MAIL THROUGH LINKED IN LAST WEEK ASKING HIM IF HE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR A POSITION. THEY DO TROLL THROUGH LINKED IN TO LOOK FOR PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A JOB. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO JOIN LINKED IN AND THEN TWO DAYS LATER A JOB WILL LAND ON YOUR DESK. IT'S NOT HOW LINKED IN WORKS. IT'S MORE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE MAKING CONNECTIONS AND BEING PROACTIVE LOOKING FOR CONNECTIONS THAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH YOUR SPECIFIC TOOL SETS. I'D SAY IT'S PROBABLY 98% OF YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR NETWORK TO BUILD IT TO FIND A JOB AND 2% OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR YOU TO GIVE YOU A JOB. AND ENTREPRENEURS USE THIS TO DEVELOP ONLINE PRES EXPENSE IS TO MEET OTHERS. I KNOW A FORMER POSTDOC WHO LEFT THE NIH DOING ANŤ— ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP BUSINESS AND SHE USES LINKED IN TO BUILD BUZZ, TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH HER COMPANY, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, LINKED IN IS A GOOD PLACE TO FIND CONTACTS AND TO BUILD NETWORKING. ALL ABOUT NETWORKING. YOU HEAR US TALK ABOUT NETWORKING IN THE OITE THROUGH TRAINING OFFICES THROUGH YOUR TRAINING CENTRES, ALL THE TIME WE TALK ABOUT NETWORKING AND THIS IS A FANTASTIC WAY TO BUILD A NETWORK. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHEA IDEAS AND DEMONSTRATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE BY PARTICIPATING WITHIN DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS. EITHER BY POSTING OR ALSO BY JOINING CONVERSATIONS ON DIFFERENT GROUPS. FANTASTIC WAY TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE AND TO SHOW YOUR IDEAS. IITUDES ALL THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. SO WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO? THEY USUALLY POST NEWS ITEMS. WE JUST PASSED A RECENT FDA APPROVAL OR WE PUT THIS NEW TECHNIQUE PROTOCOL OUT, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT'S A GOOD FLIES SEARCH FOR A JOB. AND OR RECRUIT. NOT THE ONLY PLACE BUT IS IT A GOOD PLACE. THESE ARE NOT USED FOR SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. IT'S NOT FACEBOOK. NOR IS IT TWITTER. IT IS VERY SEPARATE. IT'S MUCH MORE YOUR PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS. IT SHOULD NOT REPRESENT EVERYBODY YOU KNOW. IT SHOULD BE MORE EVERYONE YOU KNOW WITHIN A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AND IT'S NOT PRIVATE. THAT MEANS IT IS THINGS YOU POST THERE WILL BE SEEN. SO THIS IS NOT THE PLACE WHERE YOU PUT SENSITIVE NIH COMPANY INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE THAT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB, AND YOU DON'T WANT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER TO KNOW, THIS IS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BROADCAST IT ON LINKED IN. LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB. THEN YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER SAYS, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU PUT A LOT OF PERFORMS INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE WHERE YOU PUT THE BIRTHDAYS. IT GOES ON YOUR FACEBOOK NOT ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK. THE FIRST THING DO YOU WHEN YOU JOIN INTO LINKED IN IS TO BUILD AŤ— VERY EFFECTIVE PROFILE. LINKED IN GIVES YOU THIS THING, HOW COM BLEAT IS YOUR PROFILE BASED ON HOW MANY THINGS YOU DID. SO DID YOU ADD IN SOME SKILLS? DID YOU GIVE ALL YOUR EDUCATION? DID YOU SHOW EVERY JOB YOU EVER HAD? DID YOU SHOW OR FILL IN THIS SECTION? DID YOU PUT A PICTURE? DID YOU UP LOAD A RESUME? A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY GO FOR 100% COMPLETENESS. I THINK SHINE AT ABOUT 80. GET CLOSE W AS MUCH INFORMATION AS CAN. I DON'T HAVE MY RESIDENCE MAY UP LOADED BUT IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A JOB AND USING LINKED IN, YOU WILL PUT SOME KIND OF GENERIC-BASEDIe– RESUME ON YOUR LINKED IN PROFILE. THE PROFILE IS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU ARE. WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? IT'S YOUR NAME, YOUR JOB, YOU WHAT SPECIALIZE IN. IT'S YOU WHAT DO. SO WHAT PARTICULAR PROBLEMS DO YOU DO? SO FOR ME IT WOULD BE SOLVING CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICALS. AS A POSTDOC, IT'S POSTDOCS LOOKING AT GROUP 2 MECHANISM AND MOBILITY. SOMETHING GENERIC. DO I X TO UNDERSTAND Y TYPE THING. AND THEN IT'S ALSO THE PLACE FOR YOU TO DESCRIBE YOUR SUCCESSES. REMEMBER LINKED IN SAY MARKETING TOOL. THE MARKETING TOOL TO MARKET YOU. SO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SUCCESSES AND WHAT STANDS YOU OUT BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE FIELD. THIS IS A PERSON AND THIS IS HER PROFILE. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT AFTER WE WORKED THROUGH HER PROFILE. SO, MAKE GOOD USE OF IT T GIVES YOU THE ABILITY WHEN YOU GO IN, IT SAYS INSERT THINGS HERE AND THERE. AND WE WANT TO PUT IN, SHE IS AN NCI CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH POSTDOC FELLOW. HERE IS A LOT OF THINGS I SEE ESPECIALLY WSEN THE NIH COMMUNITY. CERTIFICATA. CERTIFICATA VISITING FELLOW. I SEE THAT A LOT IN YOUR PROFILES. NOBODY KNOW WHAT IS THAT IS. YOU CAN JUST PUT WHATEVER IT IS YOU ARE. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PUT THE TITLE YOUR BADGE SAYS. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TITLE THAT WILL DESCRIBE WHO YOU ARE. MOST PEOPLE DO PUT A JOB TITLE THERE. DOWN HERE YOU CAN ADD IN A BUNCH OF WEBSITES. SO YOU CAN ADD THE NCI WEBSITE, ADD THE NIH WEBSITE. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALSO DON'T NECESSARILY WRITE OUT NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. LOOK TO SEE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY IS DOING AND FOLLOW THAT MECHANISM. DON'T TRY TO REINVENT THE WHEEL WITH ALL OF YOUR ACRONYMS. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL DO THAT. YOU CAN ALSO PUT YOUR LAB, DEPARTMENT, WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO TO SAY. ONE THING HERE WITH YOUR CURRENT, CURRENTLY A POSTDOC AT NCI AND RUNS STEERING COMMITTEE THINGS HERE FOR THE NCRFYI. ONE THING I HAVEe1 OFTEN SEEN WITH FELLOWS, THEY GO IN HERE AND TALK ABOUT BEING A POSTDOC FELLOW AND THEN UPDATE THEIR PROFILE WITH SOMETHING SUCH AS A STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEN THE STEERING COMMITTEE SHOWS UP BEFORE THEIR POSTDOC. SO IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THEY ARE DOING RUNNING A STEERING COMMITTEE AND NOT ACTUALLY A POSTDOC. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR PROFILE, BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT IS GETTING:/ DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT, 3= BACK AND FIX IT. MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE DOING IS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. PEOPLE READ THE TOP AND GO TO THE BOTTOM THINKING THINGS ARE IN THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA. YOU SHOULD PERSONAL ISLANDSIZE YOUR URL IN THIS PROFILE. IT GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO DO THAT RIGHT HERE IN THIS EDIT BUTTON. SO DEFINITELY PERSONALIZE IT, OTHERWISE IT'S LIKE LINKEDD@ IN.COM/123478971516. SO YOU WANT TO, AT THE END OF YOUR SLASH, PUT IN YOUR NAME, LORI CONLIN, OR WHATEVER IT IS. PUT SOMETHING THERE IF YOUR FLAME IS COMMON, YOU NEED COME UP WITH A CREATIVE WAY. SAY YOU'RE BILL SMITH. IMAGINE BILL SMITH IS ALREADY TAKEN. YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO CONNECT IT PROPERLY. ANOTHER THING I REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, YOUR PROFILE, IS YOUR PICTURE. AND THIS SHOULD BE A PROFESSIONAL PICTURE WHERE SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY SEE YOUR FACE. I SEE A LOTUyzez PEOPLE WHO HAVE LINKED IN PROFILE PICTURES THAT I CAN'T SEE WHO THEY ARE. YOU 100% NEED A PICTURE. BECAUSE WE ARE VERY VISUAL CREATURES AND WE REMEMBER WHO PEOPLE ARE BASED ON THEIR FACES. AS YOU GO DOWN INTO YOUR PROFILE, IT GIVES YOU ABOUT 2000 CHARACTERS WITH FACES FOR YOU TO ADD THINGS IN. SO THIS IS KRISTEN'S PROFILE SUMMARY. SHE TALKED ABOUT AT THE TOP, WHO SHE IS, SHE IS A POSTDOC FELLOW AND THEN THE TOP THREE THINGS SHE WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW ABOUT HERSELF. IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE AS THE JOB THAT YOU WANTED TO GO AFTER, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW THE MOST? THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU GIVE THEM THE DISSERTATION OF EVERY RESEARCH PROJECT YOU EVER DID. BUT IT'S WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE THAT WOULD ATTRACT AN EMPLOYER OF THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION THAT YOU'RE GOING AFTER? SO THEN SHE REALLY WANTS TO GO INTO PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SO SHE TALKS ABOUT HER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE, AND THEN HER SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE. SO THIS IS BECAUSE WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO, SHE WANTS TO GO AND RUN A PROGRAM VERSUS RUN A SCIENTIFIC GROUP. SHE THEN TALKS ABOUT HER DIVERSITY IN SCIENTIFIC TRAINING AND THEN YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR SPECIALTIES. SPECIALTIES DOWN HERE, YOU PUTKnCy IN THINGS THAT, LOOK AT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE PUTTING. THIS IS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE YOU DON'T REINVENT THE WHEEL. SO THINGS SUCH AS TEAM BUILDING, NEGOTIATION, BUDGETING, TIME MANAGEMENT, THOSE ARE TYPICAL KEY WORDS YOU LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE AND PROFILES AND BUILD YOUR PROFILE AROUND IT. THESE ARE LIKE KEY WORDS HERE. SO IF SOMEONE IS SCANNING, THESE ARE THE THINGS, KEY WORDS THEY WILL PICK OUT THAT WILL TRIP THEM TO SAY, THIS IS SOMEBODY I WANT TO LOOK AT. SO USE PLENTY OF WHITE SPACE. THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU WRITE IN A LOT Onjl" PARAGRAPH FORMATS. THINK BULLETSOR NUMBERS T DIRECTS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION APPROPRIATELY. AND THIS IS AN INTERESTING TIDBIT. THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE RESUMES. THIS IS RESUME NUMBER 1 AND RESUME NUMBER 2. WE GAVE THESE TWO RESUMES TO TWO RECRUITERS AND THEN DID A HEAT MAP WHERE THEY LOOKED AT HOW LONG THE RECRUITER LOOKED AT SPECIFIC PARTS OF THIS RESUME. SO THE FIRST THING YOU US. >> THAT THIS RESUME IS A LOT MORE VIEWS THAN THIS RESUME. ONE OF THE ADVANCE IF YOU LOOK TAT, IT'S VERY MUCH, THE SAME PERSON BUT JUST DIFFERENT WAYS OF APPROACHING THEIR RESUME. SO UP HERE, TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION, EXECUTIVE, THEY ARE READING THE SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS. THEY READ A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THEN THEY GO DOWN THE LEFT-HAND SIDE BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR EDUCATION. NOW OVER HERE, IT TALKS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME HERE ON THE LEFT LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE AND THEN IT GOES INTO PARAGRAPH FORM AND THE RECRUIT SER NO LONGER LOOKING THAT THE DOCUMENT. TOO MANY WORDS. NOT ENOUGH WHITE SPACE. IF YOU SPEND YOUR TIME TO REALLY PUT THINGS IN APPROPRIATE SECTIONS, AND TO GIVE PEOPLE A REALLY GOOD VIEW WHAT HAVE YOU WHAT WANT, IT MUCH MORE ATTRACTS THEIR ATTENTION THAN IF YOU JUST LIST A BUNCH OF PROS OF EVERYTHING YOU EVER DONE. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS FASCINATING. THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON PROFILES? YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE MIC BECAUSE WE'RE VOCATING. >> IF YOU DON'T HAVE -- LOOKING FOR POSITION RIGHT NOW, WHAT YOU PUT ON PROFILE? >> SO I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE IN THEIR PROFILE PUT HERE, CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A POSTDOC POSITION. OR CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A JOB IN SCIENCE WRITING. I HAVE TEEN THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES. >> SO IS IT OKAY TO DO THAT? >> IT'S OKAY. YES. >> WHAT IF YOU HAVE PUBLICATIONS. DO YOU PUT THAT ON THERE OR AS A CV OR RESUME. >> IS THERE A SECTION ON PUBLICATIONS. FILL OUT MUCH OF THE LINKED IN PROFILE AS CAN. IT PROMISE YOU FOR MOST OF THOSE T PROMISE YOU FOR SKILL SETS AND FOR THAT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. GOOD QUESTION. OKAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU MAKE ANB CONNECTION? SO THERE ARE TWO PHILOSOPHIES IN THE LINKED IN WORLD OF COMMUNICATION. ONE IS TO HAVE A VERY OPEN CONNECTION. THIS IS WHERE YOU CONNECT WITH EVERYBODY, EVERY REQUEST YOU GET. HAVE YOU AS MANY CONTACTS AS POSSIBLE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACHJMŤ KEY PERSON. YOU HAVE EVERYBODY AND THEIR BROTHER IN YOUR CONNECTION FIELD. THE OTHER OPTION IS A CLOSED ONE. AND THESE FOLKS ONLY CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THEY KNOW AND THEY TRUST. IT'S A VERY LIMITED GROUP. THEY KNOW THEY ARE VERY CONNECTED. IT GIVES THEM VERY TIGHT CONTROL OF THEIR NETWORK. THERE ARE TWO VERY OPPOSITE EXTREMES. VERY TIGHT CONTROL AND VERY LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR NETWORK. YOU NEED TO DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO DO THIS. THERE IS NO RIGHT WAY AND THERE IS NO WRONG WAY. I THINK THEI„„ ONLY WRONG WAY IS TO JUST KEEP ADDING PEOPLE JUST SO YOU CAN BOOST YOUR NUMBERS. YOU'LL SEE IN MY CONNECTIONS I HAVE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO BOOST MY INNOCENCE. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S PEOPLE I KNOW. THIS IS ANOTHER WOMAN IN MY OFFICE WHO FOCUSES VERY SPECIFICALLY INTO PEOPLE SHE KNOWS DIRECTLY AND SHE IS VERY PICK BEWHO SHE CHOOSES TO PUT IN HER NETWORK. AND THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE. I CHOSE TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. I REALLY HAVE TO KNOW YOUi DON'T HAVE TO KNOW YOU SUPER WELL. BECAUSE DOWN THE ROAD, YOU MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER ME. SCIENCE IS ALL ABOUT PAY IT FORWARD. YOU MAY CONNECT ME TODAY THEN 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, I PUT YOU ON A CAREER SYMPOSIUM PANEL BECAUSE YOU HAVE A NEW JOB. SO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE KEVIN BACON AND I WARNED KRISTEN I WAS GOING TO SHOW THIS SLIDE. WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING, YOU ARE ABOUT 3-4 PEOPLE AWAY FROM MOST PEOPLE OF INTEREST. SO IT HAS DIFFERENT DEGREES OF CONNECTION. THE FIRST DEGREE IS PEOPLE ARE YOU DIRECTLY CONTACTED WITH. AND I KNOW PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE A DIRECT CONNECTION OF MINE. THEN THERE ARE SECONDARY CONNECTIONS. SO SAY I'M CONNECTED TO KRISTEN ASK KRISTEN IS CONNECTED TO LESLIE. I CAN GET TO LESLIE THROUGH KRISTEN. INSTEAD OF ME JUST GOING TO LESLIE. I CAN SAY, KRISTEN, WOULD YOU MAKE A CONNECTION TO LESLIE FOR ME? AND KRISTEN SAYS NO, BECAUSE I DON'T PASS HER MUSTER. SO THE THIRD DEGREE IS, SO SAY I WANT TO KNOW GAIL. KRISTEN, WILL YOU INTRODUCE ME TO LESLIE? LESLIE WILL YOU THEN INTRODUCE ME TO GAIL? THAT BECOMES MUCH MORE COMPLICATED. BUT IT IS ONE WAY TO USE THIS THIRD CONNECTION. I WOULD SEE IF I COULD FIND SOME OTHER WAY TO CONNECT WITH GAIL RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH THIRD CONNECTION BUT IF THAT'S THE ONLY WAY, I WOULD DO IT. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. IF IT WILL TELL IF YOU YOU HAVE 41 CONNECTIONS WHICH IS WHAT KRISTEN HAD WHEN SHE STARTED, SHE IS UP TO 54, SHE HAD ACCESS TO A MILLION PEOPLE AND THERE WAS ABOUT 45 NEW PEOPLE IN HER NETWORK SINCE APRIL 3 WHEN WE CREATED THIS BACK IN MIDDLE APRIL. SHE COULD MAKE ABOUT 5000 NEW CONNECTIONS THROUGH HER NETWORK. FOCUS THE MOST YOU CAN ON FIRST AND SECONDARY CONNECTIONS. THOSE ARE THE ONES WHO WILL HAVE MORE IN COMMONgmj WITH. AS SOON AS YOU START GOING INTO THE THIRD, IT MAKESaÖ TRICKIER AND YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO HAND YOU OFF. SO WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON FINDING A CONNECTION AND I CANNOT TALK AND WORK A COMPUTER AT THE SAME TIME SO SHE IS GOING TO HELP ME. SO WE'RE GO TOCK LOOK FOR A GUY I WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL WITH. YOU HAVE LINKED IN HERE AND YOU HAVE IN HERE TONS OF PEOPLE. SO I HAVE 905 CONNECTIONS RIGHT NOW IN MY GROUP. AWE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE I DO KNOW. HONESTLY I DO. YOU CAN SEARCH MY CONTACTS. LET'S DO OVER HERE. THIS IS A BUDDY OF MINE WHO IS NOW A PARTNER AT A LAW FIRM. HE HAS 500 NEW CONNECTIONS. I CAN SEND HIM A MESSAGE. IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT HIS PROFILE STRONGER, WE CLICK ON HIS NAME AND WE CAN SEE WHERE HE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND WHERE HE WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL. WE CAN CLICK ON SOME OF THE PLACE WHERE IS HE WORKED. WE CAN CLICK ON THE PLACES HE HAS GONE TO SCHOOL. IF YOU HOVER OVER IT, IT TELLS YOU, WHAT TYPE OF LAW HE DOES. SO WE CAN GET A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT A PERSON DOES AND SEE WHAT KINDS OF THINGS. SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT WHAT KIND OF GROUPS HE FOLLOWS. HE FOLLOWS THE AGGIES. SO AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT HE IS INTERESTED IN CONNECTING=z‡r FOR. NOW IF YOU SCROLL BACK UP TO THE TOP, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY ELSE WHO I KNOW IS NOT IN MY NETWORK. WE'LL SEARCH FOR BRIAN NOLAN. OKAY. SO BRIAN NOLAN, WE SEARCH THROUGH THIS. THIS IS A LOST GUYS NAMEDa-i BRIAN NOLAN. AND MANY OF THEM ARE SECONDARY PEOPLE, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO SAY STUDENT AT CASE WESTERN. THAT'S NOT WHOŤĚI'M LOOKING FOR. A MANAGER AT -- I DONE KNOW THAT GO. BRIAN NOLAN, THIS IS NOT HIM. NONE OF THESE GUYS IS THE BRIAN I KNOW. THIS MUST NOT BE -- THE BRIAN I KNOW MUST NOT BE IN LINKED IN. THAT'S OKAY. I CAN FIND HIM OTHER WAYS BECAUSE I KNOW OTHER WAYS TO FIND HIM. BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW SOMEONE DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE GOING TO BE ON LINKED IN. BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE MEMO. SHOCKINGLY. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. GO BACK UP AND DO PAT FELT. THAT'S INTERESTING. PAT PHELPS. WHŤ BACK UP AND DO PATRICIA. I'M LOOKING FOR THE THE PART PHELPS IN OUR OFFICE. CAN'T FIND HER EITHER. THIS IS SHOCKING. I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH HER LATER. WHO IN HERE IS NOT CONNECTED TO ME. THERE HIGH IS -- THERE HE IS. WE FOUND SOMEBODY, FINALLY. SO RYAN IS A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY STUDENT IN BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS. SO HE HAS A DIFFERENT ONE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE, HE IS GETTING HIS DEGREE FROM OXFORD. HE'S NOT GETTING HIS DEGREE FROM THE US. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND NOT A Ph.D. YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE WORKED AND WHERE HE HAS GONE-dJ FROM AND WE CAN CONNECT TO HIM. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT TO HIM VIA THIS THING. WE ARE GOING TO SAY WE ARE COLLEAGUES. JUST DO NIH. I'M NOT GOING TO PUT FRIEND. ALTHOUGH I KNOW RYAN AND RYAN AND I HAVE GONE TO RETREATS DID THE MET EACH OTHER PERHAPS OVER THE SODA AT THE SOCIAL NETWORKING EVENT. THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN I'M HIS FRIEND. NO OFFENSE BUT I'M YOUR ACQUAINTANCE. WE ARE MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES. SO THE ONES THAT MAKE ME CHUCKLE THE MOST ARE WHEN PEOPLE PUT FRIEND. I'M LIKE REALLY? WE'RE FRIENDS? HOW ABOUT THAT? THAT'S FASCINATING. I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME AND YOU SAID I'M YOUR FRIEND. SO HERE IS THE THING HERE. INCLUDING A PERSON NOTE, I WOULD NEVER, EVER SEND THIS. SO KRISTEN IS GOING TO ERASE THIS AND SHE IS GOING TO ALWAYS TYPE IN SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HERE WE ARE GOING TO PUT IN RYAN, YOU'RE AWESOME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SCROLL DOWN AND SEND THE INVITATION AND OFF IT GOES. THE OTHER COOL THING IS IT GOES THROUGH AND USES PEOPLE WITHIN HIS NETWORK TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE I MAY WANT TO KNOW. SO THEN I CAN GO IN(f CONNECT THROUGH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE TOO. IT USES ALL THOSE WONDERFUL ALGORYTHMS TO MAKE US HAPPY GO LUCKY PEOPLE. SO THAT'S ONE WAY TO FIND CONTACTS. GO AHEAD AND CLICK ON MY IN BOX. -- I WILL ACCEPT CHAT. BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOLD ME WHERE THEY MET. JAMES WEBER. I'M SURE HE IS A VERY NICE MAN AND A VERY GOOD YOGA PERSON. I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS. I'M GOING TO IGNORE HIM: I DON'T KNOW THIS PERSON. I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS. SHOW MORE INVITATION. RESEARCH SCIENTIST AT THE NIH, THIS PERSON I CAN'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT'S NOT IN ENGLISH. STEPHANIE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW STEPHANIE. STEPHANIE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HOW I KNEW HER. SHE ENDED UP IN BERGTORY. SPEND SOME TIME TO WRITE A NICE PERSONAL MESSAGE T DIDN'T TAKE ANY LONGER THAN 20 SECONDS. YOU HAVE TO DO THAT UNLESS YOU MISSED THE GOLDEN NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY. LET'S GO BACK TO THE SLIDE DECK. SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS TO INCLUDE INTO THIS NEW THING IS HERE IS WHO I AM, HERE IS HOW I KNOW AND YOU THIS IS WHY I'D LIKE TO CONNECT. I'M A FELLOW AT NCI AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP CONNECTOD LINKED IN. REGARDS, KRISTEN. WE ARE NOT TALKING YOU HAVE TO NUT 17 SENTENCES. VERY SHORT AND BRIEF AND TO THE POINT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHERE IT SAYS, I DON'T KNOW SHARON. WHY WOULD YOU BOTHNER RIGHT? WHY WOULD YOU TRY TO CONNECT? THIS IS ANOTHER SECTION YOU CAN FILL OUT CALLED EXPERIENCE. YOU CAN DIRECTLY SHOW YOUR RESUME INTO LINKED IN AND THEN IT WILL TAKE THINGS OUT AND AUTOMATICALLY FILL IN THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS. IT'S A FANTASTIC FIRST START. DON'T GO FOR DEFAULT. YOUV WILL MISS A G OLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND MISFORMATTING ERRORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHEN WE STARTED TO DO THIS TALK, ONE OF THE GROUPS NIDA AND NIA, IN BALTIMORE, SAID, LORI, -- OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SLOPPY AND YOU HAVEN'T OR DON'T HAVE A ATTENTION FOR DETAIL. YOU CAN SEE, IN YOUR EXPERIENCE SECTION, THIS IS AFTER THE PROFILE, AFTER THE SUMMARY, IT COMES INTO THE EXPERIENCE SECTION. SO YOU CAN PUT IN THINGS, SHE'S A POSTDOC AND HERE SHING GOING TO TALK IN THE RADIATION BIOLOGY BRANCH AND WORKS ON MICROBYOTA. SHE DOES THINGS WITH FYI STEERING COMMITTEE AND A GRADUATE STUDENT FOCUSING ON DNA REPAIR AND RADIATION. SHE GAINED SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN MOLECULAR CONING THAT ARE GENETIC. GIVING PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU DO. I REALLY WANT TO STRESS RELEVANCE HERE BECAUSE IF SOMEONE IS LOOKING AT YOU WHO IS NOT IN YOUR FIELD, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM WHY YOU DO THE WORK YOU DO. YOU HAVE ANOTHER SECTION THAT YOU CAN ADD IN FOR EDUCATION. AGAIN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IT OFFERS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN YOUR NIECEIS OR DISSERTATION TITLES AND THE ACTIVITIES AND SCIENCE SOCIETIES YOU BELONGqVL TO. SO YOU CAN ADD IN FOR EACH ONE OF THESE. SHE EVEN PUT HER GRADE POINT AVERAGE WHEN SHE WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO DO THAT. IT DOESN'T HURT BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT IN YOUR GRADE POINT AVERAGE. SHE HAD AN AWESOME GRADE POINT AVERAGE BUT DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS HAS TO BE IN THERE. THEN THERE IS REALLY INTERESTING SKILL SECTION. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE EARLIER SECTION. IT'S ANOTHER SEPARATE UNIT WITHIN THE LINKED IN PROFILE PAGE. YOU CAN PUT THINGS IN HERE SUCH AS SHE HAS BEEN IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EXCELL AND POWERPOINT AND MICROBIOM. IT'S THINGS THAT WILL COME UP AND KIND OF BE PRESET KEY WORDS THAT LINKED IN HAS ALREADY DETERMINED. IT ALLOWS TO YOU PUT 50 THERE. NOW WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SHOULD SHE ADD ALL 37 MORE THAT SHE CAN? THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN? THUMBS DOWN IS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IN THE AUDIENCE. SHE IS CORRECT. WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO AD ALL 50 SOMETHING YOU CAN? YOU'RE GOING TO DILUTE YOU WHAT REALLY WANT THEM TO KNOW. HERE IS WHERE YOU TELL THEM WHAT YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO KNOW WHAT SETS YOU APART AND WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL. YOU MAY WONDER WHY IN THE WORLD DID SHE NUT EXCELL AND POWERPOINT INTO THIS LIST OF SKILLS, RIGHT? MOST JOB ADDS ASK FOR THIS. SO IF THEY ARE LOOKING IF IT, THEY SEE IT. YOU COULD SAY MICROSOFT OFFICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT THE WHOLE THING IN THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KRISTEN DECIDED IS IMPORTANT FOR HER TO PUT IN THERE. BUT IT GOES BACK TO JOB ADDS. YOU CAN PUT WORD AND OFFICE, IT WILL BE OKAY. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IS GROUPS. HOW MANY STARTED TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT GROUPS ON LINKED IN? AND THEY RUN THE GAMUT. THINGS THAT ARE SILENT, TO THINGS THAT ARE BUZZING EVERY DAY. SO WE HAVE A GROUP, OITE HAS INTRAMURAL SCIENCE LINKED IN GROUP. IT'S PRETTY ACTIVE. WE POST EVERY JOB THAT COMES INTO OUR OFFICE SO IT WILL SEND YOU A NOTICE EVERY DAY, THE OITE POST AID NEW JOB. DISCUSSIONS GOING ON RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE CAREER SYMPOSIUM. WE POST INTERESTING THINGSU FIND IN NEWSPAPERS. IT'S PRETTY DYNAMIC BUT THERE IS A FEW PEOPLE POSTING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LURKING. THERE ARE A2pA COUPLE OF OTHER GROUPS I'M IN THAT ARE ACT ENOUGH DIALOGUE. THEY ARE THE Ph.D.s OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA. IT'S A VERY ACTIVE GROUP. AND THEY GET VERY INTERESTING. IT IS ONE WHERE I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE PUT THINGS ONLINE I WANT TO GO LOOK AT THEM AND SAY, WHAT DID YOU DO? THERE IS ONE GENTLEMAN WHO KEEPS WRITING THINGS ON ONE OF THE GROUPS. IF ANYBODY SEARCHED FOR HIM AND SAW WHAT HE DOES AND HOW HE POSTS THING AND HOW HISTONE OF VOICE COMES ACROSS, HE IS NEVER GOING TO GET A JOB. SO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW YOU USE AND HOW YOU PUT ON YOUR ONLINE PERSONA. BUT, GROUPS ARE GREAT. GREAT WAYS TO FIND SHARED INTEREST. YOU CAN USE IT TO REACH OUT TO GROUP MEMBERS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN GROUPS I BELONG TO THAT ALLOW ME TO MAKE OR GET INFORMATION FROM THEM DIRECTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THAT THIRD PERSON CONNECTION BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE SAME—k GROUP. WE TALKED ABOUT ETIQUETTE. DON'T JOIN A GROUP JUST TO JOIN A GROUP. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT KRISTEN IS IN. ONE IS CANCER WOMEN'S FOUNDATION. JOB OPENING. NCICCR HAS ONE. I BET YOU MANY OF YOUR INSTITUTES OR TRAINING OFFICES HAVE ONE. SHE3W BELONGS TO THE OITE AND THE NATIONAL POSTDOC ASSOCIATION, THE Ph.D. CAREER OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA, THE CANCER PROJECT AND BIO. BIO IS A LARGE ORGANIZATION IN THE BIOTECH COMMUNITY. SHE PROBABLY GETS AN E-MAIL ABOUT ONCE A DAY FROM THESE AND YOU CAN CHOOSE TO TREAD OR CHOOSE TO DELETE IT. PERFECTLY FINE. I GET DIFFERENT INFORMATION. I BELONG TO ONE FOR CAREER SERVICE PROFESSIONALS THEY GET GOOD INFORMATION OUT OF. I BELONG TO ONE, I READ THE Ph.D. CAREERS TO KNOW WHAT THE BUZZ IS GOING ON IN THE POSTDOC COMMUNITY TOO. SO I READ THINGS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. HOW ABOUT FOR YOU TWICE AND WHAT IS THE BEST GROUP YOU BELONG TO? HE SAYS HE BELONGS TO PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSION GROUPS. IT HAS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, ALL KINDS OF DISCIPLINING AND HE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT TONE MEET THOSE PEOPLE OTHERWISE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED? ATHA. AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. THAT'S AN INTERESTING ONE TO JOIN IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THE LADDER? WHY IS THE LADDER SO INTERESTING. SO CAREER RECOMMENDATIONS EVERY WEEK THAT SHE ACTUALLY READS VERSUS JUST THE LATTER. ANYBODY ELSE THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM JOIN ANY GROUPS THEY WANT TO SHARE? GROUPS ARE REALLY, THEY CAN BE QUITE POWERFUL. THEY CAN ALSO BE QUITE STAGNANT IF ALL YOU SO JOIN THE ONES -- YOU SHOULD ALL BELONG TO NIH INTRAMURAL SCIENCE, RIGHT? SURE! FIND A GOOD GROUP. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. GO TO GROUPS. LET'S SEARCH IF THE LADDER.q THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE NIH IN THIS ONE. THERE A FOUND IT. IT TELLS YOU WHO THE GROUP IS. I'M NOT GOING FOR RECRUITERS. NCI, I'M NOT IN THAT ONE. LOOK, 550 MEMBERS. IT TELLS YOU HOW BIG THE GROUP IS, IT TELLS YOU WHAT THE GROUP IS, WHO YOU KNOW IN THAT GROUP AND HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT GROUP ARE FIRST DEGREE CONNECTIONS VERSUS SECOND DEGREE CONNECTIONS TO YOU. LOOK AT ALL THOSE LOVELY PEOPLE. YOU JUST TYPE. YOU JUST GUESS. AND THEN HERE JOIN THE GROUP HERE. LET'S DO THIS. JOIN THIS GROUP HERE. SO THIS ONE ALLOWS YOU TO -- MY REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT ADD TODAY IMMEDIATELY. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE MODERATOR AND THE MODERATOR HAS TO APPROVE YOU. AND THAT'S OKAY. YOU JUST TYPE IN HERE AND LOOK FOR THINGS THAT FIT YOURw3 INTERESTS.–r SO YOU LOOK AT ALL THE INTERESTING THINGS HERE. THIS IS THE ONE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WHICH HAS ALMOST 16,000 MEMBERS. THAT'S A LOT OFŽ AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO IN FOREVER. SO SEE WHO IS IN THESE GROUPS. AND OTHER THINGS. IF YOU TYPE IN THAT ONE, IT WILL GIVE YOU OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK AT WITHIN THAT GROUP. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS ON GROUPS? VERY EFFECTIVE USES. IT USED TO BE BETTER BECAUSE IT USED TO BE YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO PEOPLE WITHIN GROUPS THEY MADE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING TO DO THAT. YOU CAN ALSO POST A QUESTION WITHIN A GROUP AND SEE WHO ANSWERS. ANOTHER THING TO USE FOR LINKED IN IS SEARCHING FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES. IT GIVES YOU SO MUCH OF A WEALTH OF INFORMATION T GIVES YOU THEM AND THEIR COMPETITORS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT CHALLENGES YOU HAVE. YOU CAN LEARN THE SPECIFICS, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES AND WHERE ARE THEY BASED OUT OF AND WHO IS THEIR CEO. HOW YOU'RE LINKED INTO THE COMPANY AND THEN USE THAT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR NETWORK. SO THIS IS PFIZER, FOR EXAMPLE. WE TYPED PFIZER IN THE COMPANY SEARCH FIELD AND THIS IS WHAT IT CAME OUT WITH. THIS IS FOR YOURS, RIGHT KRISTEN? THIS IS NOT MINE. SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FIRST DEGREE CONNECTIONS BUT SHE HAS 12 CONNECTIONS. SO SHE MAY BE WILL USE THIS ONE TO ASK THIS PERSON FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS‡Xp PERSON IN ST. LOUIS. THEY WILL ALSO POST JOB OPPORTUNITIES HEREUNDER THEIR CAREER TAB AND YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW THEM. SO IF YOU FOLLOW THIS COMPANY, IT WILL THEN SEND YOU, PFIZER HAS A NEW JOB OPENING. OR PFIZER HAS A NEW EMPLOYEE. OR ONE OF YOUR FIRST DEGREE CONNECTIONS IS NOW ATIFIESER AND HAS LEFT MERCK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU CAN FOLLOW PEOPLE AS WELL AS COMPANIES. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEARCH FOR A COMPANY TO SEE WHO WE KNOW. AND ANYBODY HAVE A COMPANY OF FAVORITE THEY WANT TO LOOKrFOR? I KNOW FIRST DEGREE CONNECTIONS WITH THIS. YOU CAN LOOK AT WHO YOU HAVE SECOND DEGREE PEOPLE WITH AND I KNOW I CAN CALL ZANE AND SAY ZANE, HOW DO YOU KNOW DIEGO? ZANE WOULD PROBABLY SEND ME UP THERE. THIS PERSON DOESN'T HAVE A PICTURE. LET'S HOW FAR OVER THAT PERSON AND SEE WHO DID IS. IT DOESN'T SAY. ELIZABETH. I KNOW ELIZABETH PRETTY WELL. SHE IS A VERY HIGH VP. SHE USED TO BE AT PFIZER. I WOULD CALL ELIZABETH SAY WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ME TO CATHERINE FOLEY. I HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE. MINE AREN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS IN THE SCIENCE REALM. SO RECENTLY, THEY HAVE THE OTHER FUN THINGS HERE IS TO LOOK AT THEIR RECENT HIRES. THIS PERSON JUST HIRED SOMEBODY FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. SOMEBODY FOR MARKETING. SOMEBODY FOR P2P ASSOCIATION AND TALENT RESOURCES AND PERSONS IN HR. COMMERCIAL SALES. WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE WHO ARE SCIENTISTS. YOU TYPE ON TUBA AND GO TO TUBA AND THEN TUBA WILL THEN, YOU CAN SEE WHAT HER LINKED IN PROFILE LOOKS LIKE AND HOW DID SHE GET A JOB WITHIN THE UNIT. >> COLLEGE ALUMNI HERE, THAT'S AN INTERESTING ONE. THAT ONE IS HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I WENT TO TWO VERY LARGE SCHOOLS. MICHIGAN STATE AND TEXAS A&M. IF THERE WAS A SECONDARY CONNECTION AND I COULD SAY WE BOTH WENT TO MICHIGAN STATE, I WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THAT. BEFORE PEOPLE WENT TO LILY, THEY WORKEDDA PFIZER AND GLAXOSMITHKLINE AND THEN AFTER LILY, YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY USED LILY. AND LOOK, THEY ARE GOING TO THE SAME COMPANIES. MOST OF THEIR COMPANIES IS IN THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA SO 500 OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN -- WHICH IS WHY? WHY ARE MOST IN INDIANAPOLIS? COMMON SKILLS, DIABETES AND OSTEOPOROSIS, ET CETERA. THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WE WON'T WORRY ABOUT. YOU GO YOU -- BUT YOU CAN GET REALLY GOOD INFORMATION TO SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE. YOU CAN ALSO SAY, THIS WILL TELL YOU WHO THEIR EXCEPTORS ARE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT PFIZER, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT NO VARTIS, GFK AND ATTIC. YOU CAN CLICK ON NOVARTIS AND LET'S GO CHECK THEM OUT. OKAY. DO I KNOW ANYBODY AT NO ART IS US? I HAVE FIVE FIRST DEGREE CONNECTIONS THERE. SO I KNOW PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT AREAS AT 223 ALUMNI. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE SAME TYPE OF USEFUL STATISTICS AS DID YOU IN PFIZER. SO SOME OF THESE GUYS ARE COMING TO THE CAREER:— SYMPOSIUM NEXT MONTH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON SEARCHING FOR A COMPANY? PRETTY COOL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MOST HIGHLIGHTING FOR. ELI LILLY DOES A LOT OF NEUROSCIENCE STUFF. THAT MAY BE A GROUP YOU MAY WANT TO FOLLOW IF YOU'RE A NEUROSCIENTIST. IS THERE A WAY FOR LOOKING AT A COMPANY BASED ON CITY? I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ANY COMPANY, NOT JUST A SCIENTIFIC COMPANY. SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? GIVE ME A CITY. NEW YORK CITY? GOOD LORD. TYPE IN SCIENCE, NEW YORK CITY AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE GET. >> THEY THINK YOU CAN -- >> IT'S OVER HERE. >> YES, GO TO LOCATIONS. SO SEARCH COMPANIES BY SCIENCE. >> SO SEARCH COMPANIES. AND THEN HERE IS GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA. THERE IS 60,000 THERE. BUT WE NEED TO REFINE IT SO IF YOU CLICKED SCIENCE AND THEN CLICK GREATER NEW YORK, I KNOW SHE CAN'T SEE MY LASER POINTER, CAN SHE? CLICK THE MAGNIFYING GLASS. WE ARE DOWN TO 759. WE MADE PROGRESS. YOU CAN SEE HOW TO START GOING AND THEN LOOK AT NONPROFIT AND MARKETING AND ADVERTISING AND YOU CAN LOOK AT PHARMACEUTICALS RIGHT HERE. NOW WE ARE DOWN TO 35 AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT COMPANIES ARE THERE. AND IT DOES IT PRETTY QUICKLY. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T. THERE IS A LOT OF TALK IN THE LINKED IN LITERATURE THAT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE POWERFUL AND HELP. IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU DECIDE THAT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE POWERFUL AND HELPFUL. YOU DO NOT NEED THESE AS PART OF YOUR PROFILE BUT YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT INFORMATION FEEL. THIS IS FOR ENDORSEMENT ON LINKED IN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK SOMEBODY TO DO AN ENDORSEMENT, MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMING THEY WILL GIVE YOU A POSITIVE ONE. YOU DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO SAY, THIS PERSON DOESN'T HAVE HER ACT TOGETHER. SELECT PEOPLE YOU WORK FOR AND YOU CAN SEND THEM A NOTE TO ASK THEM FOR A RECOMMENDATION. DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT. IF YOU LEARN NOTHING ELSE WHEN LEAVING OUR OFFICE OR TALK TODAY, DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT. SO THIS IS ONE THAT KRISTEN RECEIVED. I'M SENDING THIS TO ASK YOU -- THAT'S THE DEFAULT. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONE. THEN THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. SO YOU WORK, THIS IS THE BASIS OF YOUR RECOMMENDATION. YOUR TITLE AT THE TIME AND THEN THIS IS WHAT YOU GET. THE REASON PEOPLE PUT IN RECOMMENDATIONS IS BECAUSE IT GIVES SOMEONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FLAVOR OF WHAT YOU DID AND HOW YOU CAN HIGHLIGHTS YOUR SKILL SET. THEY ARE NOT NEEDED BUT THEY ARE INTERESTING TO READ. I THINK RECRUITERS WOULD USE THEM BUT BUILDING YOUR NETWORK, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO USE THEM AS MUCH. THE ONLY REASON HAVE YOU CONTROL OVER WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SHOWN OR NOT BECAUSE YOU INVITE PEOPLE TO DO RECOMMENDATIONS. ONCE IT IS DONE, IT'S UP THERE. AS FAR AS I KNOW. IOU NEED A >> IF YOU DID ASK FOR A RECOMMENDATION FROM SOMEBODY AND THERE A GAVE YOU A POOR ONE. YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO DISPLAY IT ON YOURS BUT THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPLAY IT ON THEIR PROFILE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PERSON THAT I WROTE A RECOMMENDATION FOR, THAT CAN BE ON MY PROFILE. SO SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS ME CAN SEE THAT RECOMMENDATION. SO YOU DO WANT TO BE CAREFUL IN WHO YOU CHOOSE. >> DON'T ASK LORI FOR ONE. >> I DON'T WRITE THEM. I HAVE ONLY WRITTEN ONE IN MY ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER. ENHANCE YOUR PROFILE. WORK ON YOUR SECTIONS. EDUCATION SECTION, MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL-ROUNDED. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE SEARCH OPTION. YOU CAN GO IN AND DO A SEARCH YOURSELF. MAKE SURE WHAT IS SHOG UP ON THE SEARCHES YOU RUN ON YOURSELF IS YOU WHAT WANT PEOPLE TOioK KNOW. YOU CAN ADD PUP INDICATIONS HONORS, AWARDS. THIS IS SOME OF KRISTEN'S PUBLICATIONS. YOU CAN REARRANGE THESE. YOU CAN PICK UP THIS ENTIRE SECTION AND MOVE IT BASED ON WHERE YOU THINK IT IS MOST IMPORTANT. YOU CAN ENHANCE YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE BY ADDING OTHER INTERESTING THINGS THIS IS A TRAVEL APPLICATION SO TO SPEAK. AN APP TO PUT IN BED WITHINś"J LINKED IN SAY I'M GOING OFF TO SAN DIEGO I WOULD PUT IN MY TRIPET, I'M GOING SAN DIEGO. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE IN MY NETWORK SAY, I'M COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO DO SOMETHING. AND THEN I'M LIKE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN DC, I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN A WHILE. LET'S GET TOGETHER. IT SHOWED ME THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO TOWN. SO I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE THAT I WOULDN'T NORMALLY SEE BECAUSE THEY USED THIS APP WITHIN LINKED IN CALLED TRIPET -- TRIPIT. ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAS A BOOK THEY ARE READING VIA THE AMAZON APP. HE TELLS ME WHAT BOOK HE IS READING WHICH IS SOMETIMES INTERESTING AND SOMETIMES I DON'T CARE. IT'S JUST DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN ADD IN HERE. THESE ARE MORE OF THE APPS. SOME OF THESE ARE LAWYER THINGS AS JUST A SCREEN SHOT. THE READING LIST. IF YOU DO BLOGS, PUT YOUR BLOGS, CONNECT YOUR BLOG TO YOUR LINKED IN PROFILE AND THEN EVERY TIME YOU BLOG, IT SENDS A STATUS UPDATE TO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW THAT YOU BLOGGED. SLIDE SHARE. IF YOU HAVE A SLIDE DECK, YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR BUDDY. BE CAREFUL WITH POLLS, THEY CAN BE DECEIVING. YOU CAN POLL ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NETWORK AND YOU HAVE 100 PEOPLE AND TWO PEOPLE RESPOND. AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A FUNKY POLL. BE CAREFUL WITH POLLS. IF YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR CV OR RESUME OR COVER LETTER OR PBS WITH YOUR PAPERS, THAT'S WHAT THE BOX IS FOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE4U5 WHY SHOULD I BOTHNER WHY AM I GOING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER? THIS LINKED IN PROFILE? SO 92% OF EMP EARS SAY THEY ARE GOING TO USE SOCIAL NETWORKING IN RECRUITING. 80%, 86% ARE USING LINKED IN,60% ARE FACEBOOK AND 50% ARE TWITTER. A LOST PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE A NEW JOB AND WE'LL POST IT ON TWITTER. IF YOU USE THESE, WHEN IT'S TIME TO RESEARCH THE COMPANY YOU HAVE AN INTERVIEW IN, YOU SEEK WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN POSTING ON THEIR SOCIAL MEETIA 68 IT GIVES THEM A FLAVOR FOR THE WHAT COMPANY AND ORGANIZATION IS DOING. 50% OF EMPLOYERS SAY THEY ARE GOING TO INCREASE SPENDING ON SOCIAL NETWORKS. CHEAPER THE JOB BOARDS. EVERY TIME SOMEBODY GOES PUT A JOB ON MONSTER OR GOES PUT A JOB ON CAREER BUILDER OR "THE WASHINGTON POST," THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. AND SO PLACES ARE USING THEIR OWN SOCIAL NETWORK AGO - EVEN IF THEY POST A JOB ON LINKED IN. THEY MAKE MONEY OFF THEIR JOB POSTINGS. RECRUITERS ARE USING NEW TOOLS TO FIND PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO POST THINGS ON JOB BOARDS. THAT'S WHY IF YOU'RE FRUSTRATED WITH, I CAN'T FIND THE JOB I WANT BECAUSE I GO TO THIS BOARD AND THIS BOARD, BECAUSE EACH RECRUITER IS USING DIFFERENT BOARDS BASED ON WHERE THEY THINK THEY GET THE MOST TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU BUILD A COVER LETTER AND YOU SAY, I SAW YOUR JOB ON LINKED IN OR I SAW YOUR JOB ON CAREER BUILDER, IT HELPS THE ORGANIZATION UNDERSTAND WHERE DR. MARKETING DOLLARS ARE GOING 36% OF EMPLOYERS WILL SPEND LESS MONOJOB BOARDS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LESS THINGS ON NATURE AND SCIENCE. NOT NATURE. NATURE IS FREE. SO PEOPLE WILL POST THINGS ON NATURE. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LESS JOBS POVERTIED THIS AND MORE JOBS GOING TO SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER FOR THE ORGANIZATION. IT WILL NOT GET YOU A JOB, THOUGH. IT WILL HELP YOU FIND A JOB T WILL HELP YOU CONNECT TO PEOPLE FOR JOBS AND BUT YOU HAVE TO BUILD A NETWORK AND BUILD YOUR PROFILE. YOU STILL HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN PERSON. YOU STILL HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN PERSON. YOU CAN USE IT TO SET UP INTERVIEWS BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE BY TELEPHONE OR OVER COFFEE AND NOT ONLINE. I WILL NEVER INTERVIEW ONLINE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TOET GO THE RIGHT TYPE OF INFORMATION OUT OF ME. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU MIND YOUR ETIQUETTE. LET'S MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND ETIQUETTE AND WE'LL COME BACK TO DOING A JOB SEARCH. LINKED IN IS NOT FACEBOOK. FACEBOOK IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING OUTSIDE TO MOW THE LAWN. THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF STATUS UPDATES I WANT TO SEE ON LINKED IN. DON'T SEND OUT INVITATION TO BUILD YOUR NUMBERS. USE A PROFESSIONAL FILE PHOTO. SOMETHING THAT IS SHOWING YOUR FACE. I DON'T NEED TO SEE YOUR WHOLE BODY, I NEED SEE YOUR FACE. YOU SHARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL THOUGHTS. NOT EVERY THOUGHT YOU HAVE. DON'T BEG FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. EACH THOUGH YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD ALL THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, BE CAUTIOUS ON HOW MANY YOU DO. DON'T EMBELLISH YOUR SUMMARY. THINGS LIKE THAT, TALKING MORE THAN YOU KNOW. IS GOING TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT YOU DON'T HAVE THAT. DON'T FORWARD YOUR PROFILE TO CONNECTIONS JUST SO THEY CAN HAVE MORE CONNECTIONS. ONLY BUILD YOUR NETWORK SO IT'S GOING TO BUILD APPROPRIATELY AND PROFESSIONALLY. SO LET'S GO DO A JOB SEARCH. USING LINKED IN. WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO IS WE ARE GOING TO DO A JOB SEARCH FOR A SCIENTIST AT A COMPANY. SO WE ARE JUST GOING TO GO FOR SCIENTIST. SCIENTIST 1. AND A LOT OF PLACES WILL CALL IT ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST ONE OR WHATEVER. I THINK BRIAN. THIS IS POSTED BY BRIAN. I CAN SEND HIM A MESSAGE AND SAY I SEE THIS JOB YOU HAVE. IT'S GOING TO CLOSE TOMORROW. I'M GOING TO BE GETTING MY APPLICATION IN BITE END OF THE DAY. WHATEVER. IT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AFTER BRIAN. IT GIVES YOU THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TELLS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AND GIVES YOU SPECIFICS. CAN YOU GO BACK UP AND INSTEAD OF SCIENTIST, DO SCIENTIST I BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME THEY FOR ROMAN NUMERALS. SO THIS ONE, IF YOU TYPE IN ROME AN NUMERALS INSTEAD OF THE ARABIC NUMERALS, IT COMES UP WITH MORE DETAILED TYPES OF JOBS, TYPICALLY POSTDOCS WILL BE LOOKING FOR. SO YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE AN ASSOCIATE IN SCIENTIST 1 AND AN ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST 2. LET'S DO THIS ONE. ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST AT METAMUNE. I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE. SO I CAN HELP THEM CONNECT IN. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS JOB, WHAT THEY CONSIDER A -- IT ONLY NEEDS A BACHELOR'S. THIS ISN'T THE TYPE OF JOB I WANT AT METAMINE BECAUSE I HAVE A Ph.D. THIS IS NOT THE JOB I WANT. IT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY T TELLS YOU WHAT IT MEANS. AND THEN TELLS YOU ABOUT THE COMPANY. BUT LET'S GO BACK04 ONE AND TYPE AUTO - LET'S DO THE BAXTER ONE. THIS IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF JOB. THIS IS LIKELY GOING TO BE A Ph.D. IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. I ONLY HAVE A THIRD CONNECTION. I'M NOT GOING TO SEND HIM AN E-MAIL BECAUSE HE IS WAY TOO FAR AWAY. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO ACTIVE AND EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. I NEVER SEEN A JOB ADD THAT HASN'T SAID EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONKs SKILLS. EVER. IT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE COMPANY AS WE SCROLL DOWN. IT TELLS YOU WHEN THIS JOB WAS POSTED AND WHERE IT IS. SCROLL DOWN. THEN THIS IS THE INTERESTING ONE HERE. SO PEOPLE WHO VIEWED THIS JOB ALSO VIEWED OTHER TYPES OF JOBS. EITHER DIFFERENT JOBS AT BAXTER OR BIOSCIENTIST OR DYNAMICS OR OTHER TYPES OF JOBS THAT ARE AT EITHER BMS OR SCIENCE JOBS OR SCIENCE JOBS IN GREATER NEW YORK OR MID-LEVEL PHARMACEUTICAL JOBS. IT GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO EXPAND YOUR JOB SEARCH MUCH BROADER BY JUST CLICKING ON SCIENTIST ONE. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS IT CAN GET VERY TIME CONSUMING. YOU CLICK HERE AND THERE AND HERE AND THERE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE BOOKMARKING THE ONES THAT ARE INTERESTING TO YOU. YOU GO THROUGH THIS TRAIL AND THEN LIKE JOB NUMBER 4 AND YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH COMPANY THAT WAS AT. YOU CAN SAVE THIS. SO YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WRITE IT DOWN. YOU CAN SHARE THE JOB WITH YOUR FRIENDS. YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SKILL SET BUT SOMEBODY ELSE YOU KNOW DOES. >> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> YES, BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE THE BASICKICS. SO WE COULD PROBABLY SAVE -- IT ALLOWS ME TO SAVE THE JOB. I DON'T PAY FOR IT. I DON'T PAY FOR LINKED IN, IT'S FREE. YOU CAN PAY FOR IT. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IT ALLOWS TO YOU DO IS CONNECT BETTER TO THIRD DEGREElp INVITATIONS. I'M NOT PAYING 20 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR IT. I GET EVERYTHING I NEED OUT OF THE BASIC. >> MOST PEOPLE RECOMMEND BASIC FOR THINGS THAT WE ARE PROBABLY INTERESTED IN. THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP OR SOME SORT OF -- >> FILTERS. IT ALLOWS TO YOU FILTER PEOPLE. SO THE THINGS WE MAINLY NEED BASICALLY ESTABLISHING A NETWORK OR LOOKING FOR A JOB OR UNDERSTANDING COMPANIES AND GROUPS BASICALLY IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE. SO WE WILL OPEN IT TO QUESTIONS. THESE ARE THE RESOURCES WE USE. LINKED IN HAS REALLY GOOD WEBINARS THAT YOU CAN GO. TH IT. AND JASONALBA SPENDS A LOT OF TIME CATCHING UP WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON LINKED IN. THEY SHUT DOWN THINGS OVER THE YEARS. THINGS YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO DO. I USED TO BE ABLE TO DO INTRODUCTIONS. I STILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU WANT TO COME THROUGH SOMEBODY IN MY NETWORK, YOU ASK FOR AN INTERRUPTION. I WON'T DO THEM OVER E-MAIL. I -- INTRODUCTION -- I ASK FOR THEM TO@ IN NOWADAYS. IT USED TO ALLOW ME TO SEND A NOTE TO MY FRIEND AND TELL THEM WHY I WAS INTERESTED AND I CAN SEE THE NOTE YOU WERE SENDING TO MY FRIEND.H)u -- A LOT OF THINGS I SEE, DEAR Mr. SO AND SO. I'M NOT SENDING THIS ON. IT'S GOING TO TICK THEM OFF. DON'T EMBARRASS THE PEOPLE YOU'RE ASKING FOR INTRODUCTIONS. BUT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND INTRODUCTIONS. DO YOU KNOW THAT ONE?9WX TO GET INTRODUCED TO YOUR CONNECTION? WE NEED SOMEBODY ELSE THAT I DON'T KNOW IN HERE WHO IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ME. SANJAY -- I AM INTRODUCED TO HIM. LOOK AT HIS PICTURE. ISN'T THAT LOVELY? HE SAYS HE IS FROM POTOMAC. I'M GOING DIG APART YOUR PROFILE FOR A SECOND. HE PUT IN POTOMAC, MARYLAND. THAT'S LIKELY WHERE YOU LIVE, NOT WHERE YOU WORK. IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHERE YOU WORK, PUT BETHESDA SO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. HE'S AT NIM. AND A RESEARCH FELLOW. AND I LIKE THE FACT HE DIDN'T PUT A POSTDOC FELLOW. YOU WERE A POSTDOC FELLOW AT POSTDOC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES. WHAT'S THAT? HE NEEDS TO CHECK THAT. RIGHT? HERE HE IS TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL PET LIGANDS FOR -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] BLAH, BLAH, BLAH PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT TECHNICALbG BUT -- RESEAR CH FELLOW AT NIH. WAIT. HOLD ON. GO BACK FOR A SECOND. HE WAS AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE AND NOW HE SAYS HE IS AT NIH. WHICH ONE? WERE YOU AT A DIFFERENT INSTITUTE? BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICS. THIS HAS A LOT, VERY TECHNICAL. YOU MUST BE GOING AFTER AD TECHNICAL RESEARCH POSITION. >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU CHANGE SOME OF THE THINGS IN YOUR PROFILE BECAUSE IT AUTOMATICALLY PUTS IN A DEFAULT. SO ESPECIALLY LIKE IF YOU'RE GOING INTO CONTACTS AND YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY, WE THEN PERSON AND IT DOESN'TM/O REALLY FIT A CATEGORY SO YOU ADD A CATEGORY IN CONTACTS, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY PUT THAT ON TO YOUR PROFILE. SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE. KEEP AN EYE ON YOURY PR@ BECAUSE WHEN YOU TINKER AROUND WITH THE OPTIONS, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DO THINGS TO YOUR PROFILE. >> SCROLL DOWN. THIS IS A LITTLE LONG. I PROBABLY AMVERY -- AND VERY TECHNICAL. LOOK AT HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPENT ON THE Ph.D. PROJECT. FIVE YEARS AND ONE MONTH AND ONE YEAR AND 7 MONTHS HERE AND LOOK HOW MUCH ROOM HE GAVE THIS. SO BALANCE OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF YOUR THING. HE TALKED ABOUT HERE, HE PUT IT ALL DOWN HERE. WHY DIDN'T IT GO UP THERE? YOU TRIED TO UP LOAD YOUR RESUME? THOSE DARN DEFAULTS. >> IT WILL START PUTTING THINGS WHERE IT THINGS IT SHOULD GO SO THAT WHY IF YOU WANT TO UP LOAD A RESUME, GO THROUGH AN APP LIKES BOX AND THEN DO THIS PART MANUALLY. >> LET'S GO BACK UP AND GET INTRODUCED TO THIS. SO I WOULD GET INTRODUCED THROUGH A CONNECTION. NOT THAT ONE. THIS ONE. I KNOW HIMŤ— THROUGH MAHENDRA. I WOULD CLICK THIS. AND I CAN WRITE A NOTE, PLEASE INTRODUCE ME TO SANJAY AND THEN I SAY WHY I WANT TO GET INTRODUCED. YOU HAVE TO BUILD IN YOUR E-MAIL REALLY TIGHT IN HERE SO THAT HE KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY TO HIM AND WHY YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO HIM. SO STATE YOUR ATTEMPTS AND GIVE IT OUT. BE PROFESSIONAL. TELL HIM IT'S OKAY IF YOU SAY NO. I REALLY LIKE THAT. CRAFT THIS MESSAGE REALLY WELL ANDyWn HIT SEND REQUEST AND OFF IT GOES. AND THEN MAHENDRA WILL GET THE E-MAIL AND HE WILL DECIDE THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN ON WHETHER I GET INTRODUCED TO YOU. AND REMEMBER, LI ACCEPT MOST INVITATIONS AS LONG AS YOU TELL ME HOW I KNOW YOU AND YOU DON'T PUT ME AS A FRIEND. I LOVE YOU BUT NOT AS A FRIEND. OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU NEED TO GO TO THE MIC. WE ARE A LITTLE TIME OVER, I'M SORRY. DID I MICE SOMETHING? IS THAT COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH? YOU'RE ALL SLEEPING BECAUSE IT'S 4:00 ON A MONDAY? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I ENJOYED IT AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON. THE 18th FOR CAREER SYMPOSIUM. [ APPLAUSE ]