LinkedIn for Federal Job Search Networking
Leverage the LinkedIn Professional Network
Join us for this fast paced LinkedIn Strategy Webinar and learn how you can leverage 100 Million professionals in your next job search or even to further your current career! The webinar will cover LinkedIn basics and explain how to quickly research current openings at companies and how to strategically join and participate in groups that will provide direct access to leading professionals in your field. New positions are constantly being posted on LinkedIn and according to recent surveys by the Wall Street Journal, companies are significantly decreasing their usage of the “traditional job boards” and other classified listings to recruit via LinkedIn. Learn how to follow companies and capture career enhancing information to propel your career to the next level. Whether you are seeking a position in the Federal Government, Corporate America, Non-Profit or even Academia - LinkedIn is THE free place to be!
What You Will Learn:
- What to expect on LinkedIn, including protocol and site functionality
- How to develop your targeted LinkedIn profile to market to the right audience and appear in recruiter searches
- How to develop relationships on LinkedIn, follow companies, and connect to professionals inside the organizations that you’d like to work for
- How to develop a powerful brand without appearing desperate for a position and access the hundreds of jobs currently listed on LinkedIn
Instructor: Kimberly Hessler, Owner/CEO, Homeland Security Careers
As owner and CEO of Homeland Security Careers, Kimberly Hessler has dedicated her career to coaching, training, and assisting transitioning military members and their families. Kimberly currently holds the distinction of being the longest serving Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Facilitator worldwide, having served 19 years as a TAP Facilitator for the military. She recently retired from teaching TAP to focus fulltime on her business, Homeland Security Career Consulting and Training and her new non-profit organization, North Star Careers, which is dedicated to helping wounded warriors and their families transition from active duty. In addition to having developed this widely popular LinkedIn training, Kimberly facilitates many career related seminars.
Always encouraging her clients to be active members of their communities, Kimberly leads by example and currently serves as a board member for numerous organizations including the Military Spouse Career Community (MSCC), Women in Defense (WID), and the annual Colorado Springs’ Festival of Lights Parade.