Effective Use of Internet Networking Resources Focus on Finding Candidates and/or Collaborators

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Effective Use of Internet Networking
ResourcesFocus on Finding Candidates and/or
Collaborators

• Phil Usher
• January, 2006
• phil_at_usher.to

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Is it what or who you know?

• Its who you know and who knows you, especially
  in Las Vegas.
• In the next hour or so, I will introduce you to
  some tools to help you manage, track and find the
  whos better.

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Overview

• Not Discussed
• Monster.com or similar dedicated job search
  systems.
• Definitely Encouraged
• YouSendIt.com Send Large files via internet.
• Plaxo Keep your contacts up-to-date.
• Linked-In Extend your network.

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Assumptions

• Experience with Internet web browsing.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook as eMail
  Client.

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Have trouble sending a Large Files? Try
YouSendIt.com
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YouSendIt Why?
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YouSendIt.com Selecting File
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YouSendIt.com Sending file
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YouSendIt - Collection
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YouSendIt - Sent
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Microsoft Outlook

• Email client for internet mail
• Calendar
• Task manager
• Contact Manager

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Outlook email
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Outlook Contact Manager

• Outlook is the dominant mail interface and has
  the largest add-on market. Its also a pretty
  good contact manager.
• Contacts, Calendar Tasks are stored on your
  local PC so you need to make sure you back it up
  or sync that information with a internet
  service see Plaxo
• Sync with Palm or CE device and take your address
  book calendar with you on the road. (not
  covered in this presentation)

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Plaxo Limit your losses

• Your "Rolodex" is your most valuable asset.
  What if you lost it?
• What happens when it gets stale? If you dont
  have the current contact information for someone,
  you may have lost the job before you even got it.
• Plaxo a free internet service may be your
  answer.

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Plaxo Keep your contacts fresh
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Plaxo

• Plaxo keeps people connected by solving the
  common and frustrating problem of out-of-date
  contact information.

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Plaxo - Features

• Save time by keeping your address book up-to-date
  automatically
• Had enough of returned holiday cards? Tired of
  typing in new contact information? Plaxo takes
  the hassle out of updating your address book.
• Synchronize your home and work computers
• Keep your information synchronized between your
  home and work computers. You'll never have to
  worry about keeping multiple address books or
  calendars up-to-date.
• Access your information anywhere using Plaxo
  Online
• Need a phone number or appointment information,
  but can't get to your computer? Sign in to Plaxo
  Online and access it instantly, from anywhere.
• Back up and recover your vital information
• Never lose your data again! Plaxo 2.0 creates an
  online backup of your information. Download and
  recover your information securely to another
  computer with just a click of a button.
• Plugs seamlessly in to Outlook or Outlook Express
  
• Synchronize your existing contacts, calendar,
  tasks, and notes in Outlook or Outlook Express.
  Not an Outlook or Outlook Express user? You can
  quickly import your data into Plaxo Online from
  many personal data managers.

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Plaxo Toolbar for Outlook

• Plaxos toolbar plugs into Outlook.

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Plaxo Online contact access
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Plaxo Integrates with Outlook
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Linked-In - Extend your network
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Linked-In

• LinkedIn strengthens and extends your existing
  network of trusted contacts.
• LinkedIn is a networking tool that helps you
  discover inside connections to recommended job
  candidates, industry experts and business
  partners. Through LinkedIn, you can accelerate
  your business effectiveness and career success by
  leveraging the network you already have.
• LinkedIn makes it easy to receive and seek out
  opportunities through your extended network while
  protecting your privacy, your inbox and your
  existing professional relationships.
• LinkedIn is currently used by over 3.3 million
  professionals across the globe. This makes
  LinkedIns base of registered users four times
  larger than those of all other online business
  networks combined. LinkedIn has over 1,000,000
  users in Europe and over 300,000 in Asia.
• On LinkedIn, everyones Rolodex is protected
  since only people they trust can see who they
  know.

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Linked-In Access to vast network
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Linked-In - Search for Local People
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Review

• Outlook is the dominant mail interface and lots
  of free ad-ins and tools are available.
• Plaxo is the best free contact update/backup
  system I have yet found.
• Linked-In is the most effective on-line business
  networking tool I have yet found.
• YouSendIt.com for transfer of large files.

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Links Information

• YouSendIt www.yousendit.com
• Outlook/Office www.microsoft.com
• Plaxo www.plaxo.com
• Linked-In www.linkedin.com
• Action Pack www.microsoft.com
• Use Google to search for Microsoft Action Pack
• Phil Usher phil_at_usher.to
• Also see www.philusher.com
• Presentation at www.philusher.com/presentation