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Page 1: How to promote yourself on linkedin

How to Promote Yourself on LinkedIn

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1. Fill out a complete profile

● Add your education● Add your work history● Describe your areas of responsibility● Mention your achievements● Add any websites associated with you

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2. Join groups relevant to you

● Show associations and interests● You can post to them● Limit of 50 groups● Pick industry and skill groups

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3. Get recommendations

● Recommendations are your testimonials● Get them by giving● Ask● Be patient and considerate

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4. Get endorsements

● Lighter than recommendations● The “like button” of LinkedIn● Get them by giving● Post links

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5. Add video and other file types

● A LinkedIn profile is not a CV● Show your work● Prove that you master technology

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6. Regularly share content

● Files you find while you work● Articles you have written● Automate if you can

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7. Have a professional picture

● LinkedIn is not Facebook or a dating site● Clear headshot with a relevant background● Use the picture consistently through other

professional sites you are featured on

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