New Linkedin Premium Features Make Upgrading Worth It |

26 Aug

New Linkedin Premium Features Make Upgrading Worth It

Posted by: Chad Massaker / Category: Computer Networks

I get questions about how to use Linkedin all the time, and have even provided some rudimantary training on Linkedin to various groups of people. One of the questions I am often asked is “What are the benefits of a Premium Linkedin.com Membership”

You can click here to see a summary of the benefits. Introductions and InMail were the original reasons to upgrade, but Linkedin has added some compelling new features that make reconsideration of an upgrade worth it to those that have not yet embraced it.

Premium Search Filters

You can now search by company size (# of employees), Fortune ranking, and, most importantly, by seniority titles like CEO, COO, director, vice president, etc. (i.e. decision makers). To access this feature, either click the Advanced link right of the search box (make sure that it is set for People on the left of the search box), or, after conducting an initial search, scroll to the bottom of the search results page and look for the premium filters to refine your search. In both cases the filters are marked by the gold “in” logo as you can see below.

Profile Organizer

Linkedin has also added a new Profile Organizer so that you can now organize profiles that you come across into “folders”. Some example folders you might want to create would be: clients, prospects, potential employees, partners, etc. You can also keep notes on profiles that you save in the Profile Organizer as well. Access the Profile Organizer under the Contacts menu. To save a profile to the Organizer, look at the menu of options on the top right corner of any given profile. The last option is Save Joe’s Profile (or whatever their first name is).

Click here for more information on the new Profile Organizer. A sample screenshot is below: