10 ways to get more out of LinkedIn

With more than 80 million users worldwide, LinkedIn has established itself as the premier social networking site for professionals. If you're job searching, looking to broaden your network or hunting for new partnerships, these 10 tips and tricks will propel you toward success.

Know Your Privacy Settings

Many regard LinkedIn as the "safe" social network, but that's no reason to ignore the privacy and account settings that LinkedIn has in place.

You can find your list of settings by clicking on your name on the top right of the screen and choosing Settings. Check out these [[xref:http://www.cio.com/article/632322|five important privacy settings[[, which control whether or not your profile is private, whether your LinkedIn actions appear on other people's feeds and which sites you've granted access to your profile.

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