LinkedIn: Using LinkedIn Effectively

Student Activity Worksheet
Video: LinkedIn: Using LinkedIn Effectively

1. How can LinkedIn help you with your job search?
A. ) You can read reviews of companies and their executives
B. ) Helps you find real estate in different cities
C. ) Helps to expand your knowledge of different industries
D. ) None of the Above

2. How can you target specific topics on LinkedIn?
A. ) Join groups that include people in your desired fields
B. ) Follow channels that are specific to your areas of interest
C. ) It’s not possible
D. ) Both A and B

3. In what ways can a LinkedIn company page help you learn more about company?
A. ) It offers an employee directory with phone numbers and email addresses
B. ) Allows you to become familiar with the people and jobs within the company
C. ) It outlines the company’s future plans for expansion
D. ) None of the Above

4. An easy way to build your network is to connect with your friends and family on LinkedIn.
True
False

5. What can you do to enhance your job search on LinkedIn?
A. ) Say in your headline that you will take any job offered to you
B. ) Pick a few people that look interesting and email them 5 times per day
C. ) Reach out to hiring managers of the companies you are interested in
D. ) Search people that share your name because you know you have that in common

6. LinkedIn is only beneficial if you have been employed for five years.
True
False