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Page 1: Go Pro! - University Of Maryland · 6/10/2015 1 Go Pro! Set up your profile step by step Engage! Connections, Groups, Readers Info? Just ask! The LinkedIn Help Center is your go‐to

6/10/2015

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Go Pro!

Set up your profile step by step

Engage! Connections, Groups, Readers

Info? Just ask!

The LinkedIn Help Center is your go‐to how‐to:

• Support

• Help forum

• Safety Center

• Contact point

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Help! Do you need somebody?

LinkedIn Statistics

• 332 million users

• 2 new users every second

• 3 billion users

• Average use is 17 minutes per month

• 1 in 3 professionals is on LinkedIn

• 56% male, 46% female

• 13% don’t use Facebook

• 59% don’t use Twitter

• 26% of users time spend time on mobile app

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Why use LinkedIn?

• Find jobs

• Find clients

• Hire or partner with new people

• Keep tabs on business contacts

• Build professional visibility

• Become active in professional communities

• Enhance career goals

You’re worth 1,000+ words, but you need a PORTRAIT

• Be approachable

• It’s about YOU

• It’s about your business

• Stay current

• Dress the part

• You don’t need a plastic surgeon

• No selfies! No eggheads!

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Smart and AccessibleAnn Handley is a social media pro. At first glance, she is triple‐threat visual: face, banner, headline.

Profile: headshot tips

• Avoid a wide‐angle lens

• Let your headshot pop

• Keep the background plain—but no passport

• Blur background in a crowded setting

• Shoot in a variety of settings

• Look at camera—no double chin

• Relax and smile!

• Dimensions: 240x240

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Headline: Hey, look at me!

• Avoid exact job title if you’re looking for a job

• Dull—don’t do it

• Speak to your value

• Job search—cast in the position you want

• Don’t make your headline a resume

• Less is more

Summary: get to the point

• 2000 characters!

• Zinger selling handle

• Short paragraphs―bullet points are OK

• Be personable―more than a flat resume

• What you do? Why are you good at it?

• Show challenges + problem solving

• Relevant accomplishments, awards, courses

• Numbers talk

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Jeff Bullas, social media thought leader

Jeff Bullas: bragging rights

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Show up in searches

• Show up in searches 

• Use keywords

• Looking? Title that reflects what you want

• Up‐to‐date skills 

• Soft skills

• Hard skills 

• Development, training, relevant courses

Profile: don’t go there

• “Seeking new opportunity”

• “Making career change” 

• Overly personal information

• GPA after first job

• College activity overkill after first job

• High school

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Profile: killer cliches

• Meaningless adjectives, redundancies, fillers

• Creative, analytical, motivated, effective, seasoned

• Results oriented

• Passionate (avoid romancing yourself)

• Responsible for

• Guru

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Profile: prove it, baby, prove it

• Nouns and verbs = workhorses

• SHOW, don’t tell

• Link to website

• Link to blog

• Create slideshare

• List publications (e.g., articles, whitepapers)

• List presentations

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Profile: power up with recommendations

• Quality, not quantity

• Recommend/accept—connections you know

• Managers, clients, co‐workers, colleagues

• Positive character traits

• Specific services, products

• Quality of work

• Problem solving, results

Jeff Bullas: recommendations

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Recommendation: ask and ye shall get

Dear Michele,

I would appreciate a brief recommendation of my work to include in my LinkedIn profile. It would be great if you would provide a few specific examples.

To make this easy for you, here’s a possible draft; feel free to edit it or create your own.

[Insert your draft of the recommendation]

Thanks for your help! I would love to do the same for you.

Best regards,Catherine

Endorsements: icing, not cake

• Set up the Skills & Endorsements section

• List the top 10 skills to get started

• Most endorsement skills rise to top

• You can add up to 50—don’t get skills happy

• Be neighborly; endorse connections honestly

• Judge where you position endorsements

• Edit/manage endorsements every month

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Jeff Bullas: endorsements

That other stuff

• 3 website links

• Portfolio

• Slideshare

• Blog

• Interests—show personality/humor, hobbies, extracurricular activities, volunteer work

• Organizations (e.g., professional groups, affiliations, clubs)

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Jeff Bullas: publications

Jeff Bullas: groups

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Jeff Bullas: influencers

Jeff Bullas: news

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Cool Ag Gal

Contact info: who sees what

Connections see:

• Email

• IM 

• Phone,

• Address

Your network (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree connections & groups) sees:

• Twitter

• Websites

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Customize your URL

It takes a minute—just do it

• Go to profile header

• Click edit next to your public profile

• Set the custom URL

• Be straightforward—no riddles

Account settings—don’t forget!

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Do your housekeeping—edit monthly

Engage & make it so!Connections, Groups, Pulse