Top 50 LinkedIn Groups ALL MBAs MUST Join

LinkedIn is the leading professional network on the web, so if you don’t have an account already, get one today! If you have one already, you’re off to a great start.

LinkedIn is an invaluable asset to all professionals out there, especially MBAs, providing you many unique features, including your own professional online resume, its own job board, a comprehensive company directory and more.

One feature you job seekers may not know about or have fully explored is LinkedIn Groups. LinkedIn Groups are free to join, and you can choose to join up to 50 groups from a list of thousands of user-created groups for literally just about anything. Not only do these groups provide you access to connect with and contact fellow group members who could become future partners, employees, investors, customers etc., but the groups’ discussion board and news sections can provide more networking opportunities, answers to your questions and insightful advice, tips and support. You can also contribute answers, comments and your own expertise to the groups’ discussion boards to establish your own online personal brand on LinkedIn.

While there are thousands of quality groups out there, here are the Top 50 LinkedIn Groups ALL MBAs MUST Join to help build their brands and launch their careers:

MBA Specific

• MBA Highway MBA & Recruiter Network

Entrepreneurship

• On Startups – The Community For Entrepreneurs
• Startup Specialists
• Bright Ideas & Entrepreneurs
• Private Equity and Venture Capital Group

Consulting

• Consultants Network
• Worldwide Management Consultants

Marketing & Communications

• Marketing & Communication Network
• Public Relations and Communications Professionals
• Marketing Executives Group
• Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
• Advertising Professionals
• Online Advertising Professionals
• Social Media Marketing

Sales & Business Development

• ! Sales Best Practices
• SalesBlogcast.com

Product & Brand Management

• 280 Group: Product Management & Product Marketing
• CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS CONNECTS – SuperGroup!
• CPGpeople

Finance & Accounting

• Finance Club
• Finance Industry Professionals Worldwide
• Finance & Accounting Professionals

Business Intelligence & Information Technology

• Business Intelligence & Analytics Group
• Business Intelligence Professionals
• IT Specialist Group
• The IT Architect Network

Project Management

• Project Manager Networking Group
• Project Management Link

Operations

• Supply Chain Today
• Procurement Professionals
• Lean Six Sigma

Human Resources

• Linked:HR
• H.R. Professionals

Industry Specific

• GreenBiz.com — Green Business Professionals
• Telecom Professionals
• Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
• Media Professionals Worldwide
• Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals
• Retail Industry Professionals Group
• Travel & Tourism Industry Professionals Worldwide
• Sports Industry Network™

Special Interest

• Women For Hire
• National Black MBA Association
• NSHMBA
• National Association of Women MBAs

Career Search & Development

• Career Rocketeer Career Launch Network
• Career Change Central

Academic & Professional Career

• Your Graduate School/MBA Program Alumni LinkedIn Group
• Your Undegraduate College Alumni LinkedIn Group
• Your Past Employer’s LinkedIn Group
  

If you are a job seeker, please also check out the Top 20 LinkedIn Groups ALL Job Seekers MUST Join.

*These 50 groups are not listed in any particular order.

Chris Perry

Chris Perry, MBA, is a Gen Y brand and marketing generator, brand marketing manager, career search and personal branding expert, professional speaker, entrepreneur and brand consultant. Chris is the founder of Career Rocketeer, the Career Search and Personal Branding Network, MBA Highway, the MBA Job Search and Career Network and multiple other ventures.