Link In to LinkedIn

Link In to LinkedIn
Kelly Rigotti for the WorkingWomen’s Network Grenoble
17 March, 2011

…thathelpsyou
Optimizeyour web presence,
Create a strong online brand and
Network effectively
8 Tips for Creating a LinkedIn Profile…

1. GetYour Profile to 100%

1. GetYour Profile to 100%
Job title, geographic location, industry
Fill out all categories (experiencenotably)
Request & post 3 recommendations on your profile
Make sure your contact information is up-to-date!

Tips & Tricks
You can drag and drop most sections on your profile to highlightwhatyouconsider to bemost important.
For the multi-lingual amongst us, add ‘Languages’ to your profile.
Use job descriptions in yourfield to writedescribeyourprofessionalexperience

Tips & Tricks
Customize the textthatappears for yourwebsite by choosing ‘Other’

2. Goodies & Extras
Add goodies and extras to your profile, to giveit extra flair!
Books you’rereading
Your RSS feed
Presentations (SlideShare& Google)
Travel plans
Companybuzz
Lawyerrankings
…

2. Goodies & Extras

3. Contacts & Connections
What’syourrule for creating connections?

What’syourrule for creating connections?
Will youaccept all connections that are requested of you?
Will youconnectonlywith people thatyou have met personally and workedwithprofessionally?
Or willyoufind a middle ground?
Onlyyoucanchoose the best solution for your networking needs. (I tend towards the middle.)

Buildyour connections!
Import your connections into LinkedIn
(a good way to validateyour email database)

Searchyour email account

Look for classmates, colleagues and people youmay know

Tip!
Subscribing to the LinkedIn updates by email willgiveyou a weekly ‘Heads-Up’ of your contacts’ new activity…
Responding to people’s news allowsyou to create and re-enforce connections.

4. LinkedIn Groups
Join & participate in groups whichreflectyourinterests
Ratherthanjoining a large number of groups, choosejust a few and participateactively
Sign up for group emails
Choose the order of your groups, and whichonesappear on your profile

4. LinkedIn Groups

5. Create & Attend Events

6. Ask for & GiveRecommendations
3 recommendations are needed to getyour profile to 100%
Everyrecommendationyougiveappears on your profile
You canchoosewhichrecommendationsyoureceiveappear on yourprofile, and ask people to edit or rewrite theirrecommendations of you
Try to getrecommendations for supervisors, supervisées and colleagues. And do the same!

7. Companies on LinkedIn
Followcompanies to stayabreast of company news

8. Twitter
Addyour Twitter account to your LinkedIn profile
But use itsparingly! Choose the hashtag option. This will help avoidinnundatingyour contacts with all yourTwitter messages.

8. Twitter

LinkedIn.com/in/KellyRigotti
Thankyou for your time!

Link In to LinkedIn

by Kelly Rigotti Consulting on Mar 21, 2011

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