Project: Link It Forward
Teaser….I thought I would blog about this before the launch. For those that actually read my blog, you get a heads up first!
In the past few weeks, I’ve been receiving calls and emails from folks asking for my help with networking and such, to get new leads for jobs. I wish I had time to meet with everyone and help…but I do not right now. I have a business to run and I love helping….as much as I can. So I came up with an idea, ran it by a few folks and after I got the “It will work” from all of them, I forged ahead with Project: LInk It Forward.
This project in a nutshell is myself and few others conducting free workshops to the unemployed, laid off, job seekers on how to find good leads and opportunities on LinkedIn. I’m a megaconnector and I adore LinkedIn, so it makes sense for me to share my knowledge with those in this time of need.
I’m launching the project (hopefully tomorrow!)…and I have the volunteers all set up and ready to roll. We have all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed. It’s been a lot of work to get this done, but I know it will be worth it once we have it rolling. I’ll report in my blog how it’s going, so stay tuned!
I love linkedin too. Linkedin was added to the About.com Top 10 Employment site list with 2 other sites but linkedin is still the only social netwoking site on the list. 3 newest job sites on top list are:
http://www.linkedin.com (professional networking)
http://www.indeed.com (aggregated job listings)
http://www.realmatch.com (matches you to the perfect job)
Good luck to all those searching for jobs.
Here’s what I think 2009 is about, not using the standard tools to get a job, but rather network to get them. From what I’m reading…it’s the big thing. I know LinkedIn probably has a lot to do with it. I use LinkedIn before I check the yellow pages now. But for a jobseeker, there is TONS of info on LinkedIn.