LinkedIn – A few quick tips for profile and updates

Here are a few tactical and quick tips on how to use your LinkedIn profile in job search

One: Your profile does not have to mimic your resume, use the open text to highlight the role you seek or give an update on your search status (or both!).

Two: Update your profile often. If you update the open text regularly, consider labeling it for the time (e.g. “October Update”) or event (e.g. Presenting at annual conference), etc. Each time you update your profile, it will be noted in the “LinkedIn Connections” messages sent to all of your connections.

Three: Use the updates (e.g. Mark is…) on your home page to promote the people with whom you are networking. Besides a nice boost for those with whom you meet, it shows the value of your network.

No major changes required here – a nice touches to LinkedIn that I’ve found to be effective.

Good luck today!

Mark Richards
www.candidateschair.com
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