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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
===Contact Plug-In=== | |||
LinkedIn bought Rapportive, a website that creates browser plug-ins that integrates social media contacts into Gmail, in order to increase opportunities for connections on the website. Increasing connections increases a network and thus, increases the chance of getting a desirable job. | |||
===Skills and Expertise=== | ===Skills and Expertise=== | ||
With this tool, LinkedIn users are shown skills related to the ones entered in their profiles. This feature gives an opportunity to brush up on important skills that one may not have. Taking advantage of this tool is wise and useful in the career field of choice. In the competitive job market of the digital age, it is important to show mastery of any and all skills related to the field in order to increase chances of obtaining a job. | With this tool, LinkedIn users are shown skills related to the ones entered in their profiles. This feature gives an opportunity to brush up on important skills that one may not have. Taking advantage of this tool is wise and useful in the career field of choice. In the competitive job market of the digital age, it is important to show mastery of any and all skills related to the field in order to increase chances of obtaining a job. | ||
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===Resume Builder=== | ===Resume Builder=== | ||
LinkedIn's newest feature, a resume builder, incorporates user's information into a resume format. The feature offers various resume styles that fit the user's skills, career field, and expertise. The benefits of a cohesive resume are outlined in [[VisualCV]]. | LinkedIn's newest feature, a resume builder, incorporates user's information into a resume format. The feature offers various resume styles that fit the user's skills, career field, and expertise. The benefits of a cohesive resume are outlined in [[VisualCV]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||