Getting LinkedIn

I'll admit that I am a creature of habit. I get up at 5:00am every morning and roll through my routine: run, study, meditate, fix lunch, and then go to work. This proclivity for predictability has extended to my internet usage as well. There is a roll call of about 16 sites that I go through after work and then I'll move on from there. This routine has precluded me from actually getting into new social networks and testing them out, except for one.

LinkedIn caught my eye while I was doing my job search in April and while I picked it up and played with it there never really was any part of it that truly caught my fancy. But recently I read a book by Jason Alba at JibberJobber.com and I am on fire for this site! Most sites aren't as good as say, Experience.com, about telling you what to do once you have signed up, and Alba has written the missing owner's manual one of the hottest career sites.

I’m on LinkedIn – Now What??? is written in a very direct and to the point style that you need for guiding a user through a dense site like LinkedIn. Alba's step by step instructions paired with chapter analysis and diagrams render the challenge of finding friends and connections mere child's play. In fact, I guarantee after you read this book you won't be able to live with yourself if you leave your profile alone.

As for myself I've read I’m on LinkedIn – Now What??? on a literary level and I need to open it back up with my own LinkedIn profile open and totally revamp my entire account. I never actually thought that taking the free account would... wait, I'm not about to give his tips away. If you'd like a copy of I’m on LinkedIn – Now What??? you can find it wherever fine books are sold or you can go here. Best of luck to you all and happy blogging!