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There are countless social media platforms that have been released and have been in use for years. Did you know that I have been using the platform ‘LinkedIn’ longer than I have been using ‘Instagram’. In today’s topic we would be talking about ‘LinkedIn’ being an introverts haven?

LinkedIn as we know is more of a professional platform where people can showcase their experience, their skills and their achievements to their followers to avail a possible recruitment for their career. Did you know there are over 58 million registered companies that use this platform to gain more awareness about their company to the world and to also attract possible employees. From making posts about our achievements to joining groups in LinkedIn where individuals share the same interest, the list is endless.

But to focus on the aspect if we introverts can rely on LinkedIn as an essential social media platform to improve on networking and enhance your career without having the need to exhaust yourself apart from giving interviews if shortlisted. Believe it or not but the amount of people who now know who I am and about my skills is because of the networking skills that were developed because of being a loyal user of this platform. As we know LinkedIn is a platform where people are mostly in a business mindset.


The following are some reasons as to why LinkedIn can be the best way any introvert can move ahead in the career and enhance their networking skills :


a) People on LinkedIn mean business - It’s been observed that the people who join this platform come with a plan to either find internships, develop their skills and improve on networking. On LinkedIn the auidence is looking for all the valuable experiences or knowledge that we have to share rather than sharing self pictures or their personal life. It’s become common that many recruiters and even universities first want to see the profile of the applicant, as the profile would include the details about their specifications / skills they have / past experiences.


b) There isn’t any space for small talk - As discussed, the users who are on LinkedIn don’t have to share any personal details they can straightaway get to business by discussing their ideas, goals or plans for their career or their experiences. For an introvert it's very convenient as they would know what to share in-order to get a response from whom they are expecting. The profile is the selling point, if everything is updated and uploded even the most famous organisations would be ready to recruit them.


c) Selective connections - LinkedIn gives us the opporunity to connect with people which can be utilised to find a common ground. LinkedIn usually suggests people who are sharing the common ideas or they are talking about the same topics, which can help introverts as they would now know what to talk in particular as they found someone who shares the same ideas or has the interest, which would then lead to enhanced networking. Introverts do prefer quality over quantity (both in terms of professional and personal aspects). LinkedIn gives us the tool to initiate conversations so introverts won’t ever run out of ideas while using the platform.


d) Encourages learning - On LinkedIn there are multiple users who become creators are regarded as the ‘silent influencers’ as in they write down their thoughts or experiences to their audience which can serve as a learning curve for introverts. Many entrepreneurs share their thoughts about their learnings that serve many people to enhance in-depth knowledge about their prospective careers. LinkedIn also offers certificate courses which introverts can make use of and learn whenever they want to, they can sign up and learn these courses to enhance their knowledge online without having to be at a place physically. In brief, this platform has a lot of resources that can help any introvert to instantly start off their learning process and begin working on networking as there are several groups where people share the same interests.


We come to the end of this article and to summarise this, the platform is very productive and would be best for an introvert to invest their time in. As stated above, more than resumes organisations and universities are also interested to view the profiles which includes several dimensions - education, language spoken, experiences. The reason why it’s benefiting is because all the information they need is already expressed, saving time.










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