
Wanted to tell you all, that I’m now in Linkedin. What? Link Ink? Ling In? Another Facebook or MySpace wannabe my friend said..
No, it is not Facebook-like, where you spend your ‘free’ times with games and applications, or loads and tonnes of photos and waiting someone to leave comments. It’s still a social networking website… but in a way it is more professional. Or they call it professional networking. Wiki can help you understand more.
Why Linkedin?
In Linkedin, you create profile aka resume (personal particulars, educations, working experiences and etc). And start networking (like searching friends in Facebook) with others, get recommendations from your peers/colleagues, business partners and etc. Sounds familiar right..
Recommendation works like complements, where you get someone who has worked with you before to testify on your past performance, normally good one la
Just Like Facebook, there are groups that you can join in. Most of the groups are based on company or alumni.
But the cream of Linkedin is on their Job section. Apart from socializing and building networks, you have the opportunity to leverage your career at the same time. And that’s why you need ‘recommendations’, which build your credibility in the eyes on your peers or even job hunters. The more recommendations the better, as well as who’s the person providing the recommendation.
**Quick search for SAP returns 2 jobs in Cyberjaya

Not looking for jobs?
For your own good, every opportunities to create visibility on the net or offline, is a ‘necessity’. But, what is visibility?
Taken from dictionary.com, visibility is
degree of exposure to public notice
or the state of being visible
being constantly or frequently in the public view; conspicuous: a visible political position
In plain words, it is how people around you see you, know & recognize what you’re doing. To be visible professionally, you’ll need to have the right place. After all, Linkedin is where professional networking is, and it indeed suits this need.
Here, instead of you’re the one exploring for new opportunities, occasionally, it is good to ‘test the market’ via medium like Linkedin. Let ‘them’ find you.
Linkedin may not be as popular as it is in the US (It is ranked outside of top 100 website in Malaysia), and the jobs available for local market is quite limited. Perhaps it is time to give it a try. Who knows if it can change your life??
I actually wanted to blog about this, but decided to blog it in a different way. My profile. Feel free to connect with me.