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[itroundtable] Fw: 10 Ways an older job seeker can leverage LinkedIn to Get a Job

Good tips for every age.

Ann Bergquist
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10 Ways an older job seeker can leverage LinkedIn to Get a Job

10 Ways an older job seeker can leverage LinkedIn to Get a Job
Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Searching for a job can suck if you constrain yourself to the typical tools such as online jobs boards, trade publications, CraigsList, and networking with only your close friends. In these kinds of times, you need to use all the weapons that you can, and one that many people don't—or at least don't use to the fullest extent, is LinkedIn. LinkedIn has over thirty-five million members in over 140 industries. Most of them are adults, employed, and not looking to post something on your Wall or date you. Executives from all the Fortune 500 companies are on LinkedIn. Most have disclosed what they do, where they work now, and where they've worked in the past. Talk about a target-rich environment, and the service is free. Here are ten tips...

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