How Mastering the Tools of LinkedIn Has Connected Students Across the Globe
An ed2go story by Polly H:
I took the Jump-Start Your Career With LinkedIn course with Ron Nash. It was an excellent course. I truly looked forward to each upcoming class and learned a tremendous amount. I am still utilizing the tools I learned from ed2go as well as encouraging my associates to look into taking the course. The course was lined out in a very applicable format and we were able to work through the course completing, updating, and linking with other professionals.
Since completing my course, I have been able to link with individuals throughout the United States, as well as in several other countries. I just emailed one of them this morning, looking for contacts for one of my graduating students. I was also able to connect on LinkedIn with a gentleman from the NAIA, who was able to help me get my son’s eligibility application completed, so he was able to compete! His application had been lost on someone’s desk and I was not getting anywhere trying to call on the phone. This gentleman had his application approved by the next day. This is the power of a professional network!
I also have the skills I need to pursue job opportunities, utilizing the information and resources obtained in this course. There’s a statistic that over 90% of employers will be hiring online and not through the typical channels employees have been accustomed to in the past. On top of that, employers are currently offering positions to their LinkedIn contacts, which are not posted through other sources. I have learned that being a LinkedIn member provides you with these inside opportunities.
I want to be part of this powerful network. I want to interact with professionals across the world. I want to stay up-to-date on things that may be happening in Australia, London, and the East Coast. Furthermore, I want to interact with other professionals, while making connections for paths I may decide to journey down in a few years. ed2go’s course tools have allowed me to become part of this fast growing network of professional individuals, offering an amazing abundance of knowledgeable resources through LinkedIn. As with anything in life – I will get out of this exactly what I put into it!
Thank you ~ Polly H.