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• Reverse Reference Checks – prospective
employers check on you. Now with LinkedIn,
you can check on them and perhaps get the
inside scoop from people who worked at a
company.
• Stronger Employee Reference Checks – to
supplement the glowing references prospec-
tive employees offer, you can find others who
worked with them previously and get a
balanced perspective.
• Company "Health" Assessment – do an as-
sessment on the comings & goings of people
at the company you are looking at. Check if
there appears to be high turnover, strong
prospects for career advancement, etc.
With its millions of users worldwide, LinkedIn is
one of the best features of Web 2.0. It connects
people and gives them a chance to get together for
professional and work-related reasons.
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