LinkedIn, Microsoft, Nursing, and Nurses' Careers

For those nurses who've been resistant to acknowledging that LinkedIn is salient to nursing career development and professional networking, your resistance is officially futile. With Microsoft's recent $26 billion purchase of LinkedIn, professionals around the world---including those in healthcare---are likely to see the crucial presence and necessity of LinkedIn increasing over time.Networking and LinkedInAs I've mentioned in numerous articles, podcasts, and blog posts, I believe that LinkedIn is central to nurse career development and networking. From interacting as a member of robust LinkedIn groups to connecting with those who work for organizations you admire or wish to work for, LinkedIn provides a window to people and into worlds that may otherwise be more difficult to access.If you want to meet employees of a hospital where you desire to find a position, LinkedIn is the go-to platform to find and connect with those individuals. And if, for example, you want to find every Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in a particular zip code, LinkedIn's advanced search is the place to begin.Your digital networking should revolve around LinkedIn, and some of those online relationships can be transformed into real-life meetings and relationships. Meanwhile, people you meet in person and work with during the course of your career are also available for you to connect with on the LinkedIn platform. The (LinkedIn) Future Is UnwrittenWe don't yet know how being attached to Microsoft wil...
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