• Not too surprisingly, managing your profile effectively is paramount, leading to passive job searchers.
• Of surprising importance are the "skills" and "experience" keywords, not only because recruiters can understand what you consider your strongest skills, but it also helps power LinkedIn search.
• The level of activity in groups has grown aggressively recently, and participation in these groups can help make you aware of opportunities, and meet potential employers.
• Other notes: LinkedIn "answers" increases your visibility, set up email alerts for job postings in areas you pre-select, and connect with recruiters.

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LinkedIn has grown in both popularity and in the ways you can use it to find a great job. What was once widely viewed as a rich contact database has become an active and vibrant professional community. While the relevance of LinkedIn has grown well beyond job seeking and candidate finding, those core LinkedIn competencies have blossomed into really remarkable platforms. But to get the most out of LinkedIn, you need to learn the lessons and the etiquette that will make this platform work harder for your career. Let's enroll in LinkedIn finishing school -- take a look at eight ways to maximi...