5 Reasons to Join LinkedIn Groups
- Percentage of elite professionals (those earning more than $200,000 per year) who say networking impacts income, according to a study from Upwardly Mobile Inc. with the assistance of the Graziadio School of Business Management at Pepperdine University: 80
- Percentage who believe a skilled networker could see up to a 100 percent increase in income: 58
- Percentage of respondents who said networking is how they found their current job: 40
LinkedIn members, know they can connect directly with other individuals. LinkedIn groups enable collective connections with others to engage in group dialog.
Here are five reasons to join a LinkedIn group:
• Learn from having rich discussions with others in your field, industry, geographic area, etc.
• Indentify partnership opportunities
• Share best practices with other like- minded networkers
• Post job openings
• Build relationships to benefit from future employment or sales opportunities
To select a group to join in LinkedIn, search the 'groups' directory. You can choose from corporate, professional, industry, alumni, or geographic groups.
We invite you to join the CyberLife Tutors Networkers LinkedIn group.
Join the CyberLife Tutors Networkers group and network with others who are serious about managing their careers. You will learn and share ideas with industry experts. Members understand networking is not something you do for a short time to land a job. Networking is for life.
Request your membership to the CyberLifeTutors LinkedIn group. Post a question, offer your perspective, link to a career article or let us know about job openings. Send a note to the group and introduce yourself. What you put into the group will come back to you again and again.
Published by April M. Williams
April M. Williams, PMP, professional speaker, author and coach whose specialty is helping people learn that personal marketing and branding directly impact their career. View profile
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