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4b. LinkedIn Positions - EDS and DXC

Steps: 1. LinkedIn tips and traps  2. Check account settings  3. Optimize profile  4. Optimize positions  5. Use networking features  6. Get the emails you want

We're noticing that many former EDS folks have the wrong company on their LinkedIn profile. A recruiter searching for ex-EDS people may not find you.

Examples: The tiny "EDS Group" has no logo and is shown as privately held. The real EDS was a public company. The "EDS" outsourcing company in Egypt with a red chevron logo -- was formerly "Egyptian Document Storage."

Edit your profile to pick the right company from similarly-named companies in LinkedIn's database.

Before making changes, be sure to turn off the share with network feature -- unless you want your current managers and co-workers to find out that you are on the move.

EDS. At completion of the sale on Aug 26, 2008, EDS was temporarily structured as a wholly-owned subsidiary called "EDS, an HP Company." On Sep 23, 2009, it was renamed "HP Enterprise Services." However, neither "EDS, an HP Company" nor "HP Enterprise Services" are in the LinkedIn database as valid, separate employers. References to either jump to Hewlett Packard Enterprise -- which didn't exist as a company until Nov 1, 2015. Until then, as far as LinkedIn is concerned, ex-EDS folks were employed by HP.

 

EDS: The only way to get the correct company and the blue "bowling ball" logo is to enter "Electronic Data Systems" -- and select it twice.

If you enter "EDS" instead of spelling it out, there are many companies that come up.

Key date: HP acquisition completed Aug 26, 2008.

"EDS, An HP Company" and "HP Enterprise Services" were segments of HP. Therefore neither is in the current LinkedIn company database. 

 

The tiny "EDS Group" has no logo and is shown as privately held. The real EDS was a public company.

 

 

Many former EDS folks have the wrong company on their LinkedIn profile. A recruiter searching for ex-EDS people may not find you.

- "EDS" outsourcing company in Egypt with a red chevron logo -- is really "Egyptian Document Storage."

- "EDS Technologies" CAD/CAM software company in India with a triangle logo.

- "EDS" yields a facilities services company in NC with a square logo made up of blue arrows.

- "Energy and Densification" Systems has a blue football-helmet-shaped logo with "EDS."

 

 

Hewlett-Packard or HPInc: Enter "HP" -- and select it twice -- for the official HP company page and logo. Do not enter "HP Inc" or "Hewlett-Packard" -- with or without the hyphen.

If you enter "Hewlett Packard" without the hyphen, the wordless green-rectangle logo with "Hewlett Packard Enterprise" as employer comes up.

"Hewlett-Packard" -- with the hyphen -- is not listed as an employer in the LinkedIn company database.

"HP UK" includes people from all over the world. Even if in the UK, not a good company to use -- a recruiter may not find you. Indicate your UK work location in the entry for the position. 

Key date: Nov 1, 2015 -- renamed "HP Inc" after the HPInc/HPE split.

HPE: Enter "Hewlett Packard" -- and select it twice -- for the official HPE company page and logo to get the wordless green-rectangle logo with "Hewlett Packard Enterprise" as employer.

(The HP name and logo were taken over by HPE.)

Note that the company name is "Hewlett Packard Enterprise" -- singular, not plural, and no hyphen. <smile> Here's the internal training video  
Key date: Nov 1, 2015 -- HPE opened for business.

DXC Technology: Enter "DXC Technology" -- and select it twice -- for the official company page and logo. (Don't enter just "DXC" -- you get a blank logo.)
Key Date: April 3, 2017 -- HPES spinoff and merger completed with Computer Sciences Corporation; renamed DXC Technology.

If LinkedIn doesn't have a company page for what you enter, settle for the blank gray logo -- as long as the phrase isn't too similar to the name of one of the companies in LinkedIn's company database. This is not recommended for variations of HP, HPE, EDS, etc. Recruiters who are looking for people from a particular company because of product knowledge, process experience, or culture may not find you -- and if they do find you, may think that your profile is a fake.

Question? Email: info@hpalumni.org.   (Sep 4, 2023)

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