If you want to up your social networking game to an intergalactic level, check out this 'LinkedIn Jedi' infographic that cleverly uses Star Wars metaphors to teach employers how to better gain and sustain business contacts.
The 'LinkedIn Jedi' infographic explains the infamous social networking website LinkedIn to newbies with a brief summary of the site's top user numbers, visitor numbers and global views. From there, the infographic moves on to explain how to manage your online professional identity to better attract clients, employers and job prospects to your page. Throughout the infographic there are several reoccurring Star Wars characters that are designed to help give readers visual advice. For example, at the bottom of each page is a LinkedIn expert dressed up as a Jedi offering you helpful mind tricks.
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This LinkedIn Infographic is Full of Contact Mind Tricks
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