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Lesson Objectives
At the end of the class, the student will:
● Understand and be able to explain the purpose of LinkedIn.
● Be able to create an account and fill out their profile information.
● Access information in all the basic tabs: Home, Profile, Contacts, Groups, Jobs, Inbox.
● Access and independently set LinkedIn Settings.
● Conduct a job search on LinkedIn.
Lesson Prerequisites
● Students must know how to use the internet, and understand what a social network is.
Lesson Outline
The lesson is completed in one 90 minute class session.
(5 min) Introduction
Introduce instructor, students.
Let students know it’s okay to take phone calls, but ask them to put their phone on vibrate and answer calls
outside the classroom.
Inform students that they can sit back and watch if the class is too advanced.
Inform students they can go to the bathroom, they don’t need permission.
State/show order in which class will happen. Explain scope of class.
To students: How many students use LinkedIn on their smartphones or tablets – or want to? (If some students are
interested, save 15 minutes at the end of class to show people basics of mobile LinkedIn.)
o Opinion: Only the most high-powered users would need mobile LinkedIn. It’s not necessarily something
you’d use every day.
(80) Activities
(5) What is LinkedIn (LI)?
Add Connections
This will import all your contact data from other services (Eg: email, facebook) and attempt to
connect you with everyone you’ve ever used that account to communicate with.
Recommend against mass imports like this because a) you email your plumber, your landlady, your
cousin. This doesn’t mean they’re business connections and b) you’d be allowing one service (LI)
unfettered access into another service (the account you chose, eg: your email account), which raises
some privacy concernsc.
How to Add Contacts
I recommend adding a few connections you know closely and then combing through their
connections to find more people you know.
o Demo and do: finding and connecting with someone.
Search by name, click on their profile
Click Connect
You must “prove” that you know this person in the dialog box that comes up.
Person must accept your contact request before you are officially connected.
o Demo combing through an accepted Contact’s connections.
Visit a 1st level contact, then click on the number of connections they have (lower
right corner of white intro box).
(5) Conclusion
Go over handout, review material, emphasize contact info & further resources on handout.
Any questions? Final comments?
Remind patrons to practice; assign take-home-practice - remind them they can ask for help
Remind to take survey.
Key Decisions