This document provides guidance to veterans on using LinkedIn to build their professional identity, network, and career. It outlines how to craft an online profile highlighting skills and experience, connect with other professionals including alumni and groups, explore job opportunities and company pages, and develop new skills through LinkedIn Learning courses. Veterans can access a free one-year LinkedIn Premium subscription and LinkedIn Learning subscription through LinkedIn's veterans portal.

1. LinkedIn for
Veterans:
You’re Closer Than You Think

2. Why Join LinkedIn?
Members Companies Jobs Endorsements
for 50k+ Skills
Schools
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467M 9M 7M 11B 26K Billions of
updates
daily

3. We empower our military and
veteran members to build:
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Free 1yr
Subscription
Free 1yr
Subscription
Professional
Identities
Professional
Networks
Professional
Careers
Professional
Knowledge
www.veterans.linkedin.com
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LI Learning

4. Your Starting Point:
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veterans.linkedin.com

5. Crafting a Professional Identity

6. Crafting Your Professional Identity: Digital Online Profile
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7. Crafting Your Professional Identity: Experience
● Create an in-depth
summary for each of
your professional and
military experiences
● Explain what you did in
plain English without
acronyms or jargon
● Feature
recommendations and
rich media to enhance
your profile
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8. Crafting Your Professional Identity: Skills
● This is your chance to
easily label your hard
and soft skills
● Your selections here
drive your appearance
in recruiters’ searches
● Skills feed
recommendations for
courses, jobs,
connections, etc.
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9. Crafting Your Professional Identity: How Recruiters See You
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10. Crafting Your Professional Identity: Tutorial Courses
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Translating Your Military
Skills to the Civilian
Workplace
LinkedIn for Veterans Finding Your Purpose
After Active Duty

11. Building a Professional Network

12. Building Professional Networks: Connect with Other Members
• Members you know already
• Members with whom you share
similar backgrounds
• Suggested 30 connections minimum
• Send personalized request messages
• Like and share items posted by
connections to cultivate your network
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13. Building Professional Networks: Alumni Tool
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14. Building Professional Networks: Advanced Search
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15. Building Professional Networks: Discover & Join Groups
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16. Building Professional Networks: LinkedIn’s Veteran Mentor Network
“For everyone else who has commented, thank you for the input. You all have helped me with
self reflection and different view points. I realize that some of my struggles are internal as I
continue to adjust, and some are the environment that I work in. I look forward to providing
lessons learned to fellow vets that are separating as well as continuing to learn from all of you!”
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17. Launching a Professional Career

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Launching A Professional Career: Job Preferences

19. Launching A Professional Career: Explore Open Job Opportunities
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20. Launching A Professional Career: Leverage Premium Insights
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Launching A Professional Career: Understanding Salary

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Launching A Professional Career: Understanding Salary

23. Building Professional Knowledge

24. Building Professional Knowledge: Use LinkedIn Learning to Develop Skills and
Prep for Interviews
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25. Building Professional Knowledge: Follow Companies & Influencers
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26. Building Professional Knowledge: Explore Company Pages
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27. Building Professional Knowledge: Understand Company Culture
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28. Your Next Steps

29. LinkedIn Learning Tutorial Courses
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Translating Your Military
Skills to the Civilian
Workplace
LinkedIn for Veterans Finding Your Purpose
After Active Duty

30. LinkedIn On The Move: Download Mobile Apps
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LinkedIn GroupsLinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs LinkedIn Learning

31. LinkedIn’s Veterans Portal:
veterans.linkedin.com
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32. Access your FREE 1yr LinkedIn Premium and LinkedIn
Learning Subscription at veterans.linkedin.com
1. Complete required fields
1. Ensure to list your military service under
“experience” (US Army, not 2nd Infantry
Division)
2. Ensure to include your profile URL
1. Be patient; may require 7-10 Days For
Approval
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