Adding content to the VPS L&D Network Group on LinkedIn •
Like Facebook, you can put your thoughts “out there”. In LinkedIn, this is called Start a discussion
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This can be along the lines of this, that Veronica posted in early August: o
I am interested in what departments are doing regarding employee attitude surveys and 360 degree feedback processes and would appreciate some comments. What's working well, star providers, etc...
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Easy as that – just type it in, and its up there
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If you want to add a document, this is a bit harder, as you can only post a link, not attach a file
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So if you want to add a link, go ahead
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But if you want to attach a document, you first have to post it to a web location other than LinkedIn
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I set up an account for myself on ISSUU for free, but there are many other file sharing websites that are free
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So, if you wanted to do this, here is what you do…
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Create your document o
In Word, needs to be a .doc, not .docx, so use the earlier Word save format
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Or, from Word, create a .pdf document – this is probably the better option
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Go to issuu.com and you’ll see this:
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Create an account – first time only, otherwise login
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Hit the upload button o
Hit the browse button and find your document in your PC or network
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You need to complete the “general info”: give it a title; description;
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it will give it the web name
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you also need to add keywords – just trial and error as to what it will accept (for this I used “news, linkedin”
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Type – generally I hit “other”
Once you hit upload file, you will get this screen if successful
Once successfully uploaded, your uploaded files will display like this:
Back at Linked in, you can add the web link. This will be sent to you by ISSUU once the upload has been completed.