{"id":3191,"date":"2023-02-19T16:11:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/apply-it-14-4-career-connection\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T19:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T19:35:58","slug":"apply-it-14-4-career-connection","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/apply-it-14-4-career-connection\/","title":{"raw":"Apply It 14.4: Career Connection: Networking","rendered":"Apply It 14.4: Career Connection: Networking"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Understand what networking is and how to use it when searching for a job&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15171,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}\">Understand what networking is and how to use it when searching for a job<\/span><\/section>\r\n<h2>Networking with LinkedIn<\/h2>\r\nLinkedIn is a powerful social media platform for professional networking. If you don't have one already, make an account so that you can follow along with the video below and learn how to network using LinkedIn.\r\n\r\n<section class=\"textbox connectIt\">[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9BdbGZtnFnQ[\/embed]\r\n<p class=\"p1\">You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Intro+to+Business\/transcripts\/LinkedInHowtoConnectLikeaPro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">transcript for \u201cLinkedIn: How to Connect Like a Pro\u201d here (opens in new window).<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Try using the filter to find alumni from your school who have a job that you are interested in. 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