18. Putting Together Your Profile Name Headline Location & Industry Employment Past Employment Education Recommendations Connections Additional Info Contact Summary
19. Step 1: Set up your profile Consider your profile your online resume. Just like a paper resume, it should be well-written and checked for typos and misspellings. Be sure to include a professional photo
20. Complete your entire profile “Members with complete profiles are 40% more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn.” Krista CanfieldLinkedin spokesperson
21. Writing your headline LinkedIn gives you a place to write a professional headline. Just like a newspaper headline helps you decide whether you want to read a story; your headline can help you to connect to an employer’s need.
22. Writing your headline It’s an opportunity to showcase your personality, skills and experience.
27. Recommendations This is a great way for you to show prospective employers what kind of worker you are.
28. Two ways to get recommendations Just ask whoever you would like to recommend you. You can ask them to play up certain skills or experiences you would like to highlight.
29. Two ways to get recommendations Or write a recommendation someone. They will get a LinkedIn e-mail with your recommendation allowing them to display it and a suggestion “from LinkedIn” asking if they would like to send you a recommendation. Do a couple a week and you’ll build up your recommendations quickly.
30. Additional Information Under the Additional Information section, you can add your website, Twitter account, interests, groups and associations, volunteer groups and awards.
31. Additional Information Be sure anything you write here you are comfortable with a prospective boss seeing.
32. Contact Settings If you are looking for a job, be sure to list some type of contact info whether it is an email address or phone number.
33. Interested In Describe what opportunities your are interested in. For example, would you consider contract work, a part time opportunity, or a temporary assignment?
34. Time to get connected Start connecting. Just click on add connections and you are on your way.
35. Connections LinkedIn recommends a minimum of 35 connections
47. Job Search Tips Use the advanced search on jobs tab to search by key words and location. For example, search on a company and location and you can see who works at a company you may interested in.
50. Job Search Tips Search for employees of companies you are interested in working for and learn what groups and professional associations they are involved in, what kind of experience, etc.
51. Job Search Tips Research an interviewer before you meet and be better prepared for your interview.
52. Who’s checking you out? On your home page, you can see who has viewed your profile!
53. Stay Active Even after you get a job, continue to keep your LinkedIn profile updated and continue to work your connections, recommendations and groups.
54. Stay Active You never know when one of your connections may have a new opportunity for you.
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