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Open Doors: networking and LinkedIn without the awkwardness
Six lessons on networking for people who hate networking: map who you already know, introduce yourself in one breath, send messages that are easy to answer, get more from events and mentors, and set up LinkedIn properly.
About this course
networking and LinkedIn without the awkwardness.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 12 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Job seekers and career changers who find networking awkward, in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time.
Sources we rely on
12 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Map the people already in your network and contact them with a specific ask
- Write and practise a short introduction in your own words
- Send outreach messages and follow-ups that are easy to answer
- Write a LinkedIn headline, first-person About section and skills list
- Choose LinkedIn privacy and AI data settings, and keep a light weekly routine
Downloads
- Networking and LinkedIn kit .docxNetwork map, introduction builder, a four-line message template, an event plan, a LinkedIn profile worksheet and a contact tracker.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
Drafted with AI assistance and run through automated quality and source checks. How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
General information and training only. Courses may count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. We don't guarantee employment or career outcomes.
- Networking · National Careers Service (UK)
- Looking for a job · What’s Next, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)
- How to network · CareerOneStop, sponsored by the US Department of Labor
- Informational interviews · CareerOneStop, sponsored by the US Department of Labor
- Use social media in your job search · CareerOneStop, sponsored by the US Department of Labor
- Making the most of virtual job fairs · National Careers Service (UK)
- Getting the most out of mentoring · National Careers Service (UK)
- Create a LinkedIn profile · National Careers Service (UK)
- Edit your headline · LinkedIn Help
- Create a good LinkedIn profile · LinkedIn Help
- Let recruiters know you’re open to work · LinkedIn Help
- Control whether LinkedIn uses your data to improve generative AI (GAI) models · LinkedIn Help
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published guidance by regulators, professional bodies and software vendors, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. The course guide is an AI presenter and is labelled as one. Read how these courses are made.
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