What is LinkedIn?:

LinkedIn is a professional networking platform geared toward gaining contacts and employment opportunities. The content on ones profile includes employment history and skills. This is a platform for one’s virtual resume. The ‘friending’ process is stricter than other social networks like Facebook in that LinkedIn asks you to provide information on how you know someone before connecting. LinkedIn also strongly recommends not connecting to strangers. Rather they offer introductions to people through degrees of separation. They also recommend contacts that you might know based on current contacts shared, work history, and education history. It’s a great way to keep all your contacts organized and stay up to date on what they are doing. LinkedIn encourages social interaction between professionals like no networking site has done before.

One of the most attractive functions of LinkedIn is the job search application. You can search job postings by different categories such as business, location, and even how closely the position matches your skills. LinkedIn will also recommend jobs for you. LinkedIn also has an Events application where one can create an event and share it with contacts.

There are many other functions that LinkedIn provides. Share your thoughts on LinkedIn below.