Local event review: Utah First Friday… a bit about linked in

• Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Mar 10

At the end of last week I had the pleasure of going to hear Jason Alba from Jibber Jobber speak at Utah First Friday on Linked In.

Now, many of you have heard me speak before as to what a huge mentor on social media Jason has been to me over the last year, and I am pleased to say that he did not disappoint.  Jason realy does a great job of conveying some of the core key value propositions of Linked in.  He really cut right through the crap, and into the meat of the matter.  It was not a speech on “What can Linked in do?”… it was a speech on “What can linked in do for ME, and why the heck should I care?”

I am a very acive user of linked in.  I don’t mean that I have more connections that everyone else… because that’s counter to how I use linked in.  What I mean is that I actually USE it, and derive value.  If I am looking to hire people wit key skill sets, I look for them on linked in.  If I have a business meeting with someone later in the day, I first research them on linked in to find out about them, and possibly even call connections we have in common for more details.  Applicants?  I always call people who I know and have in common with them to find out what they are really like.  But tha’s just what I do.  Jason pointed out so much more.

Linked in is a great job finding tool, applicant tool, and marketing tool.  Additionally, Jason is one heck of an engaging speaker… although he is fairly new to this, and I know will improve with polish and time, it is his personality and wit, and genuineness that keep the audience engaged.  Jason, if you are reading this… I have a question:  I would guess that sales, marketing , and even HR teams in many companies could really benefit from a short, personal level perentation to their group on what you went over.  Is that something you’re interested in doing?  How might people contact you for that?

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