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A Comprehensive Guide On How To Network On LinkedIn

What to Do Before
You Start Networking
on LinkedIn
Before you start, your profile needs to be
40x 100% complete. Complete profiles are 40
times more likely to get noticed

Here’s a few tips to optimize your LinkedIn profile:

Have a professional-looking profile picture.

Write a captivating About section (summary).
Include your experience and education history.
List your most relevant skills & get skill
endorsements.
Ask for recommendations.
Mention your interests.
Types of LinkedIn
Connections
When thinking about how to network on LinkedIn, you should
really be thinking about how to make connections on LinkedIn.
With 3 types of connection - each measured as a degree (of
proximity) from you - there are 3 ways to use LinkedIn to
network.

Normally someone you’ve met before, these are

1st people who have directly accepted your invitation
and vice versa.

Think of these like your mutual friends - ie. people

connected to your LinkedIn first degree connections.
2nd You can make them a first degree connection by
sending an invite.

These are your friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend

3rd connections - ie. anyone that is connected to your
second degree connection.
How to Get Connections
on LinkedIn
Start by following these LinkedIn networking tips and you’ll be
hitting 500+ connections in no time.

1. Find people on LinkedIn that you

already know
Create stable LinkedIn first degree connections by sending invitations
to family members, friends, and colleagues. Find out who your mutual
connections on LinkedIn are by using the “People You May Know”
feature on the “My Network” tab.

2. Find people on LinkedIn that are in

the same industry
From both a competitive and insightful standpoint, finding people on
LinkedIn that are in the same industry as you is a good thing to do. It’s
also incredibly easy to do - simply type whatever you’re looking for into
the search bar, and voila!
How to Get Connections
on LinkedIn
3. Join LinkedIn Groups to get
LinkedIn connections
Like with finding individuals, joining groups is as easy as searching up a
keyword. Even just being an active member (discussing, answering, or
sharing content) on a few groups can let thousands of people see your
profile.

4. Be active on LinkedIn
Don’t forget that LinkedIn is social media for professional networking, so
you’re encouraged to be active. Active users may publish content, share
a connection’s post with insight attached, or simply update a status and
comment and like on posts. These are great ways to interact and
maintain your network on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn
Networking Tips
Write personalized messages.
No one likes a generic request in their DMs, so personalize
your networking messages on LinkedIn.

Interact with your networks.

You need to be doing more than just commenting and
liking posts. You should also actively encourage your
network to interact with you.

Request informational interviews with your networks.

Informational interview can be like a phone call offering
career advice. This is a great chance for students to
kickstart building a professional network.

Regularly update with creative content.

Spend time crafting a compelling summary, and posting
relevant and interesting content.