| A brief description of some influential IT industry | | | | right. He now spends a significant amount of time |
| professionals is outlined below. After reading this | | | | working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. |
| article it might be useful to undertake further | | | | Reid Hoffman |
| research into the areas in which you are most | | | | Reid Hoffman is the former SEO and creator of |
| interested in. | | | | Linked In. Linked In is one of the latest Social Media |
| Steve Jobs | | | | products but it is a more serious and professional |
| Steven Jobs is the head of one of the most | | | | form of social media because it is aimed at business |
| successful IT industry companies in the world, Apple. | | | | professionals. Hoffman was born in America and |
| Apple is a major competitor to Microsoft and | | | | graduated from Stanford University and he also |
| provides a very different experience when it comes | | | | obtained a master's degree from Oxford University. |
| to computers. One of the biggest debates in the IT | | | | He has built up an impressive network of IT industry |
| industry is what product is better, a Mac or a PC? | | | | contacts, especially in Web 2.0. Before creating |
| Both a unique in their own way and many people put | | | | LinkedIn he co-founded another social media website |
| the decision down to personal preference. | | | | called ' |
| Steve co-founded Apple and used to work as chief | | | | LinkedIn provides the opportunity for professionals to |
| executive of Pixar and currently serves as Apple's | | | | build a very specific business and personal profile and |
| CEO. | | | | allows people to connect with each other. It is great |
| Bill Gates | | | | for individuals to build a network of useful contacts |
| William Gates is one of the worlds richest individuals | | | | and business colleagues. Linked In is gradually being |
| and has an extremely high impact on the IT industry. | | | | used more and more for recruitment purposes. |
| Any potential IT industry employee should be fully | | | | People looking for a job can search for relevant |
| aware of Bill Gates and his work. Bill Gates is the | | | | contacts in their chosen industry and find out valuable |
| chairman of Microsoft and he initiated the personal | | | | information. Recruiters can also locate passive |
| computer revolution. He believed that a great number | | | | candidates via linked in and search for the best |
| of households would own a computer and he was | | | | candidates online. |