Get LinkedIn

A friend of mine, Jacob Schenkel, introduced me to this on-line service called "LinkedIn." It is a "networking" site that helps you keep track of the people you know and what they do. It adds power by keeping track of the connections between all of these people. This allows you as a user to search this network to find people in a job field you might be interested in or maybe find someone who offers a service you (or your company) are interested in securing.

By posting a mini-resume, people you've worked with or you know can give you feedback and "endorsements" of your work. LinkedIn is also connected to major job search engines like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com. If you find a job on either of these sites, you can search your network for people that might work in the company you are applying to. They are also expanding "linking" LinkedIn with other sites.

From their own site:

LinkedIn Announces Relationship with the AESC
The Association of Executive Search Consultants is the global professional organization for retained executive search firms, representing over 4,000 search professionals in more than 70 countries. Make your information available to AESC member search consultants via the BlueSteps.com executive career management system.

It seems to me that the site works hard to make keeping track of people, finding a job, and just staying in touch a lot easier for anybody. The more people you have in your network, the better (just make sure they are high-quality contacts). Also blog here has posted etiquette for networking on LinkedIn. Some interesting tips are included.

Check it out and send me an email, so I can join your network!