{"id":3944,"date":"2009-07-09t11:35:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-09t16:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2016-04-21t14:54:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21t18:54:58","slug":"8-ways-to-use-linkedin-for-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2009\/07\/09\/8-ways-to-use-linkedin-for-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"9 ways to use linkedin for your career"},"content":{"rendered":"

how young cpas can make the leap from facebook <\/strong><\/p>\n

tom hood, head of the maryland cpa association and a social media evangelist, showed a lucky handful of young cpas at the aicpa leadership academy in chicago this week how to leverage social media for their careers.<\/p>\n

he segued from talking about the role of twitter in iran to how young cpas could use linkedin in everyday life.<\/p>\n

here are his eight tips for using linkedin to further your career:<\/p>\n

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  1. find out where people with your backgrounds are working.<\/li>\n
  2. find out where people at a company came from.<\/li>\n
  3. check if a company is still hiring.<\/li>\n
  4. find out where people from a go next.<\/li>\n
  5. get the the hiring manager.<\/li>\n
  6. get to the right hr person.<\/li>\n
  7. find out the secret job requirements.<\/li>\n
  8. find startups to join.<\/li>\n
  9. build your network before you need it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    here’s the slide deck. you’ll find more details on the linkedin tips starting on slide 31.<\/p>\n

    leadership & social media aicpa leadership academy<\/a><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n
    view more presentations<\/a> from tom hood<\/a>.<\/div>\n
    bay street group research for the aicpa begins at slide 34.<\/div>\n
    good stuff on social media risk at slide 49.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n