Linkedin group for Chromatography Forum users...

[Kostas Petritis]

Last August, I created a Linkedin group for the Chromatography Forum users (some of you have discovered that group and then found out/redirected to this forum). For those that does not know about Linkedin, it is a networking place for proffesionals.

It might be of interest to some of you to join that group (see link below) for networking reasons. You could include the alias at which you post in this forum or not...

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/93188

[HW Mueller]

For us old guys (or at least me): What is "networking" in this connection?

[Kostas Petritis]

Hans,

I am not sure what your question exactly is and I do not want to seem like I am trying to promote Linkedin so I will try to stay on the facts.

I used Linkedin as a way to reconnect with past collegues which I lost track (either because they changed jobs or I did etc) and create a kind of address book which always stays current (as people tend to update their Linkedin account everytime they change jobs or e-mail address -you can only see e-mail address for people that you are connected-).

For other people which I might not know but I share the same interests I either join a group (i.e. proteomics, mass spectrometry, Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network) or in the case of Chromatography and Systems Biology there was no group available so I created them. In this way you are able to see who is out there, their interest etc.

For those looking for a job or like to keep their options open, Linkedin has a lot of recruiters as well, but you can specify in your interests if you do not want to be contacted for potential jobs...

In the case of the Linkedin Chromatography Forum group, it has some 150 people joined.

[Jade.Barker]

LinkedIn is like Facebook but primaraly for professional contacts, it lets you keep up with team members in other locations, and re-connect with old co-workers.

The nicest feature is access to the contacts of your contacts. For example: Say you connect to me and see one of my contacts works at a company you would like to join, you can use your connection to me to get an introduction to the current employee at the place you want to work.

[HW Mueller]

OK, I think I have to take the computer to bed with me to do all this.

[krickos]

Hi Kostas

Think you need to update forum link on LinkedIn as Tom has shifted server.

[Kostas Petritis]

Done!

Thanks Krickos.