power up your linkedin profile with these essential tips

Power Up Your PROFILE

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

LinkedIn is one of the most important steps in moving forward in your career, for plans to make business connections and/or form critical partnerships. So, creating a GREAT LinkedIn profile is not only important, it’s essential.


Think of your LinkedIn profile as an online version of your resume or display of your company capabilities. So, use it as a way to showcase your talents or the capabilities of your organization.


So Let’s Power UP


Whether you are creating a new profile or revamping a current one, the following steps will be essential to powering UP your profile.


Start compiling the information that you’d like to be on your profile or content that you’d like to add to upgrade your profile.

You can use points from your traditional resume or create new content.


AFTER CREATING YOUR PROFILE,The NEXT GOAL IS

TO BE FOUNDSo, adding keywords are essential!


Start with your Headline


Add more keywords throughout your profile


Make sure to complete your entire LinkedIn Profile! Remember, think of your profile as your online resume.

Also, utilize all additional sections that will showcase your talents.


Courses

There’s a section that allows you to add your college courses. This is a GREAT place to showcase the courses that you’ve taken that are relevant to the job or opportunity that you are seeking. So make sure you ADD them!


Showcase your skills & endorsements

The BEST way to increase the amount of endorsements that you have is to endorse others. Make sure you are willing to stand behind your endorsement. DON’T endorse people JUST to get a reciprocal endorsement.


Employers are looking for employees with a wide range of experiences. So, make sure you add volunteer experiences, causes and any works you have published.


Add your Volunteer Experience and Causes


If you’ve written any articles add them to the Publications section


•Projects for each individual position.•Slideshows displaying your work. •A copy of your portfolio•Videos that you’ve created.•And more....

More things you SHOULD add to your profile ....


Don’t forget to add a photo of yourself

•The image should display you in a professional manner. •Refrain from using a cute pet photo. •The photo should not be a group photo. •Do not use an Instagram selfie.


Don’t Forget to Customize your URL


Start Searching for Your New Job


Don’t Forget...

•Check in daily.•See who’s viewed your profile.•Visit the profiles of those that have viewed your profile.•Connect to companies that you are interested in working for. •Continue to make connections for networking.•Keep your profile updated.•Add new content regularly.


Ready, Set GO...........


Anise Smith/AniseSmithMarketing@AniseSmith/in/anisesmith/


http://www.linkedin.com/in/anisesmith/

http://www.linkedin.com/in/anisesmith/

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