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LinkedIn Search Tasks

(This page was last updated on the 20/01/2024)

Without making any direct contact with any individuals identified during this exercise, complete the following tasks, using any of the useful links on the LinkedIn & Similar Sites page of our website at www.uk-osint.net. You should spend at least 5 minutes on each task.

If you are struggling move on to the next task or Email us to ask for assistance.


1. Using the Google search link under the Pre-Set Google Search, To Search Just Within LinkedIn.Com heading on the LinkedIn & Similar Sites page on our website, conduct a number searches to view the accounts of people, either creating your own searches or looking at people who are;

     -   linked to your current or previous company or organisation
     -   linked to your previous school or college
     -   linked to the company or organisation where the training is being held


2. Using the Google search link for RocketReach under the Third Party Sites That Display LinkedIn Profiles heading on the LinkedIn & Similar Sites page of our website, conduct a number searches to view the accounts of people, either creating your own searches or looking for people who are;

     -   linked to Compliance for the HSBC in London
     -   linked to the West Midlands Police in Coventry
     -   linked to the Intellectual Property Office in Newport


3. Using the Google search link for ContactOut under the Third Party Sites That Display LinkedIn Profiles heading on the LinkedIn & Similar Sites page of our website, conduct a number searches to view the accounts of people, either creating your own searches or looking for people who are;

     -   linked to eBay in Dublin
     -   linked to PayPal in London
     -   linked to Security and the Bank of England


4. Using the Google People Search link for Bayt under the Bayt - a Middle Eastern site very similar to LinkedIn heading on the LinkedIn & Similar Sites page of our website, conduct a number searches to view the accounts of people, either creating your own searches or looking at people who are;

     -   linked to the Metropolitan Police and Dubai
     -   linked to recruitment and Deutsche Bank
     -   linked to the British Army and Saudi Arabia


5. Using the Google People Search link for Xing under the Xing - a German site very similar to LinkedIn heading on the LinkedIn & Similar Sites page of our website, conduct a number searches to view the accounts of people, either creating your own searches or looking at people who are;

     -   linked to the Greater Manchester Police
     -   linked to HSBC and London
     -   linked to Cyber Security and Paris