How to Connect on LinkedIn as a Colleague vs. a Friend
According to LinkedIn, two new members join the site every second. Fueled by its rapid growth, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional networking site. The 120 million-plus LinkedIn members use the site to find job opportunities, establish themselves as experts in their fields and more. To be successful with LinkedIn, you need to complete an attention-grabbing profile, join and participate in groups and connect with a network of colleagues and friends. Connecting with these groups is easy, and to make the most of your network, it helps to differentiate between colleagues versus friends.
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Instructions
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Add Connections
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Update your profile with your current and past jobs. LinkedIn will locate your colleagues based on your job history.
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Click "Add Connections" from the upper right corner of the page. Select "Colleagues" beneath the main toolbar to the right of "Add Connections."
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Select the company from which you want to add your colleagues. Check any colleagues you want to add and click "Send Invitations" to ask them to join your network.
Search and Tag
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Use the main search field to locate your friends or colleagues.
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Locate your friend or colleague in the subsequent search results. Click the "Connect" button found to the right of his name to send him an invitation to your network.
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Click "Contacts," then "My Connections" in the main toolbar. Select your friend or colleague in your contacts list.
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Click "edit tags" and check "friends" or "colleagues" in the drop-down list. Click "Save" when finished. You can also edit the tags for any of your contacts to set them as classmates, group members or partners.
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