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Success Stories
Here are just a few of the amazing successes LinkedIn members have had using our site. If you have your own LinkedIn success story you'd like to share, we would love to hear it.
Sunita Purshottam
What: "Got a job offer from Infosys through LinkedIn"
Who: Sunita Purshottam, Lead Consultant, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Where: Pune, India
Used LinkedIn to: Generate leads for jobs and gain industry knowledge
Deepak Mamtani
What: "Started an IT services company and generated contacts through LinkedIn"
Who: Deepak Mamtani , Director, Dynamic Solutions
Where: New Delhi, India
Used LinkedIn to: Connect with professionals with similar interests
Avinash Raghava
What: "Engaging delegates on NASSCOM’s LinkedIn Group"
Who: Avinash Raghava, Regional Director - Northern Region at NASSCOM
Where: New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Used LinkedIn to: Provide an online networking platform for the delegates of NASSCOM, a global trade body, to discuss common issues and identify possible business partners
How: Avinash created NASSCOM EMERGE Forum on LinkedIn Groups to engage with delegates. The forum now has many active discussions on industry issues and best practices. It also enables fellow delegates to post trade leads and build partnerships. NASSCOM is looking to convert this discourse into actual panel topics.
Jessie Paul
What: "Started a LinkedIn Group for networking”
Who: Jessie Paul, CEO, PaulWriter
Where: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Used LinkedIn to: Connect with senior marketing professionals, especially CMOs.
How: Jessie formed the invitation-only LinkedIn Group, "CMO Roundtable" to connect senior marketing professionals. The group's objective is to foster discussions of common industry issues, and foster sharing of best practices. She is also using this group as a platform to cross-pollinate a larger marketing community: the PaulWriter forum.
Nikhita Arora
What: "Because of her LinkedIn Profile a recruiter contacted her for an interview, and she landed the job”
Who: Nikhita Arora, business executive, Madison Outdoor Media
Where: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Used LinkedIn to: Catch the eye of a recruiter with her up-to-date LinkedIn Profile.
How: Nikhita maintained an updated profile on LinkedIn and used it to network with mentors from the industry, alumni and other professionals. A recruiter viewed her LinkedIn profile and called her for an interview. Withing 24 hours of the interview being conducted, Nikhita was hired. In her new job, she uses her profile to initiate business meetings with contacts she made online.
Shruti Marathe
What: "Got two job offers because of LinkedIn Recommendations”
Who: Shruti Marathe, Sales Professional, Star TV
Where: Mumbai, Muharashtra, India
Used LinkedIn to: Display her recommendations by former colleagues, which led to contact from two potential employers
How: Shruti networked regularly with colleagues and other professionals during her internship as she was completing her post-graduate studies. Shruti's work was well-appreciated by her colleagues and they wrote LinkedIn Recommendations for her. When she was searching for a job after graduation, she was contacted by two potential employers because they saw the recommendations on her LinkedIn Profile, and she soon had two offer letters in hand.
Deepak Srinath and Uday Disley
What: "Raised funding via LinkedIn"
Who: Deepak Srinath and Uday Disley, Co-Founders and Directors at Viedea Capital Advisors
Where: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Used LinkedIn to: Connect with potential investors and clients for business development
How: Deepak and Uday connected with potential investors in Europe for a Mumbai-based digital firm using their LinkedIn Connections. Even today, most of their business development takes place through the strong LinkedIn network they developed by engaging with their connections.
T.C.A Jayant
What: "Got Sponsorships for AIESEC International Congress 2010 With LinkedIn"
Who: T.C.A Jayant, Vice President Marketing, AIESEC International Congress 2010 & National Team AIESEC India
Where: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Used LinkedIn to: Engage with his connections on LinkedIn to pitch for sponsorships for the AIESEC International Congress 2010
How: LinkedIn with the help of secondary & tertiary networks helped him to connect with the CXO’s of various companies and allowed him to get in touch with them through InMails. This helped him to get meetings with the top executives to pitch for sponsorships for AIESEC International Congress 2010.
Kishore SM
What: "Lands job via LinkedIn, and uses LinkedIn to be more productive and successful thereafter"
Who: Kishore SM, India controller and company secretary, Obopay, Inc.
Where: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Used LinkedIn to: Land his current job and be highly productive
How: Kishore was referred for his current position at Obopay by one of his LinkedIn Connections. Now, he uses LinkedIn People Search to understand the background and work experience of people sending him meeting requests via email, and to guage the intention of the meeting. He uses LinkedIn every day, and is active on LinkedIn Groups and LinkedIn Answers. He follows competitive companies via LinkedIn Company Pages to gain business insights, and uses LinkedIn Applications like Slideshare and TripIt to collaborate with his connections.