Use LinkedIn Groups as a way to build a relevant network with others active in your industry. After joining a group, you’ll be able to see a list of members, which are most engaged and more.

Accepting random connection requests on LinkedIn can be a bad idea, but thankfully it's simple to break bad connections. Here are two simple ways to remove connections on LinkedIn.

Since LinkedIn has more than 400 million users total, Carlson said, "the potential for making positive connections with like-minded professionals is high.

I don’t need those types of connections. Follow up tip--don’t put important requests within your connection request. I typically accept connection requests through the LinkedIn app on my phone.