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LinkedIn

Growing up in a family of businesspeople, LinkedIn is used a lot. I had a basic understanding of the app and knew that when I got to college, this would be one of the more important social network platforms I would need to use. However, while reading, I realized there was so much more to this app than I knew. LinkedIn is the largest professional networking platform available. There are about 740 million users, in more than 200 countries. The primary uses of LinkedIn are for professionals to stay connected with one another and to search and apply for jobs. LinkedIn is also great for building a personal brand and connecting with professionals that might work in a field of interest or work at a company a person is trying to get hired into. When compared to the other social media platforms we have discussed, it is most like Facebook, but more professional and networking focused. When it comes to using LinkedIn, the most important part is the profile and its contents. For example, my Linked...