How to Use LinkedIn to Find Mentors

How to Use LinkedIn to Find Mentors

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  How to Use LinkedInto Find Mentors By Nnenna Umelloh | LinkedIn Strategist
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  Nnenna Umelloh The LinkedInStrategist When I started my career as a Higher Education Consultant, LinkedIn was indispensable. It was an obvious choice and method of building my business. I went out of my way to learn the ins and out of the platform. At the same time, I thought everybody did that. After all, I couldn’t be the only entrepreneur who used LinkedIn in their business. It didn’t take me long to realize that I was the only person I knew who used LinkedIn to the extent that I used the platform to develop my brand, expand my network and build my career. It’s common knowledge that in order to advance your career, you must have a LinkedIn presence. Unfortunately, most people use LinkedIn as a landing page for their resume. We both know in order to get anywhere, you need more than a landing page. • You need a community. • You need supporters. • You need mentors. Fortunately, you can find all that and more on LinkedIn. It’s called LinkedIn Networking and I happen to be a pro. I leverage LinkedIn to develop my brand, expand my network and build my career. Let me do the same for you.
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  #1 Tap intoyour Alumni Network You can connect with alumni from around the world! • Need advise on how to enter a market in Australia? • Trying to transition from oil and gas to the entertainment industry? • Want to learn some pointers on how to advance your career? One of the benefits of using LinkedIn to find mentors is that you can be fairly specific in the type of people you want to find. Filter Results By: Location Where They Work What They Do What They Studied What They’re Skilled At How You Are Connected When They Graduated For instance, if I was looking for advice on how to land a job at Google but I was not interested in relocating, I can filter my search results to only show me alumni who work at Google, but live in Austin. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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  How to Tapinto your Alumni Network Step 1: Type your university into the search bar Step 2: Navigate to the Alumni Tab
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  Step 3: FilterBased on Key Characteristics How to Tap into your Alumni Network
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  #2 Search bya Specific Company Sometimes your alumni network may not recruit talent from your university. Another way to find mentors is to look for people in a specific company. Filter Results By: • Location • Past Companies • Industry • School • Title This type of search query will help you find the right professionals in a specific industry who have the skills and experience to help you out. For example, I can look up people who work at Google, were located in Austin, Texas, were previously employed by Microsoft and work in Marketing. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND
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  How to Searchfor a Specific Company Step 1: Type the company name Step 2: Click "See all employees"
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  Step 3: Setyour filters How to Search for a Specific Company
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  #3 Follow “WhatPeople Are Talking About Now” LinkedIn allows you to track what people are talking about now. The people who bubble to the top of these lists and mentions tend to be industry leaders and experts. Take a leap of faith and reach out to these thought leaders for guidance. The trick is to tap into a thread that you find most appealing and relevant. Once you read the curated content, you'll get a good idea of what is going on at the moment and who's leading the conversation on those topics. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
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  How to FollowWhat People Are Talking About Now Step 1: Navigate to the top right of your LinkedIn feed Step 2: Pick a relevant thread
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  Step 3: Readcurated content How to Follow What People Are Talking About Now
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  Before You Senda Request… Do your research! Take the time to learn about the person and their career. Also be sure that your profile is neat, informative and up-to-date. Make sure you can add value to their network if you do end up sending a request. Always add a note! Be specific about your intentions for sending them a request. Chances are you are in need of help or guidance so say so. This is not the time to ask for a job or an introduction. The goal is to learn from their experience to help you build your career.
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  More LinkedIn Resources Howto Become a Thought Leader on LinkedIn How to use LinkedIn to Stay in the Loop and Relevant How to use LinkedIn to Prepare for a Salary Negotiation How to use LinkedIn to Conduct Company Research How to use LinkedIn to Build Meaningful Relationships How to use LinkedIn to Transition to Another Industry
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  A Note fromNnenna the LinkedIn Strategist These tips can help you find the right people who can help you build your career, but this won't happen over night As a LinkedIn Strategist, I can help you find the right people you need to connect with in order to expand your network and build your career. This whole process is a part of a greater service I have dubbed LinkedIn Diving. I can get you a list of 40- 50 people who meet your specific needs. Whether your trying to grow your business or build your career, you'll need a coalition of mentors to help you get there. Use LinkedIn to help build a team of people who support you and your goals. Learn more at linkedin.achievementconsulting.org.