Rick Detrio Builds a LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn has quickly become one of the most influential, informative websites available for prospective employers and business associates. For those few that are not already aware, LinkedIn allows employers, companies, and individuals to build professional profiles listing their current occupation, past work experience, and professional associates. Essentially functioning as the Facebook for the business world, LinkedIn is one of the first places a prospective employer will go when they are interested in a new employee.

As someone with a rich and interesting professional history, Rick Detrio uses LinkedIn to its fullest capacities. With this powerful tool, Rick Detrio can communicate to all his associates his working history and the impressive spread of experience and credentials he brings to the table. Anyone interested in his former fourteen-year long career with the DEA and the numerous positions, awards, and honors he held or received during that time can easily access that information and learn about the variety of skills Rick Detrio has brought to his subsequent occupations.

Additionally, LinkedIn acts as an online business card directory for Rick Detrio. Whenever he makes a new professional acquaintance, he reaches out to them through LinkedIn and solidifies their meeting. From that point on, Rick Detrio knows that he has a way to keep in contact with people he has met, follow their own career paths, and continue to grow a working relationship with them and others. Rick Detrio appreciates the expansive opportunities for building professional networks and maintaining a purely professional profile that LinkedIn offers.