Using Linkedin To Create A Professional Profile

Promoting a professional presence online Lots of employers are checking applicants out online produced in SUPERGLOBINATION

Are employers seeing your dark side or your professional image  Photos of you partying  Recommendations from with your friends colleagues and clients  Inappropriate personal  A well presented status updates professional profile

LinkedIn is our pick for getting your online professional image started go to www.linkedin.com and follow our easy four step process Step Step Step Step 1 2 3 4 Complete Join the Network Get your Global yourself referees details group

Step 1 Complete your Make sure that you put down details everything about yourself • People with 100% complete profiles are 40 times more likely to get opportunities through LinkedIn • Maximise your public profile and get a personalised URL (it helps with SEO) • Put down all the places you have worked

Step Build a network it’s really 2 Network yourself easy 1. Get a message out to all your contacts in your email accounts 2. Enter all your workplaces and education in your profile – then search

Step 2 Network Get as many people to yourself connect to you as possible The biggest reasons to connect yourself Barack Obama (500+  Keep track of your contacts connections)  Get up search rankings – by more links to your profile  Find the people and knowledge you need to achieve your goals  Career opportunities Where will you end up? Richard Branson (48 connections) Famous by name not by face Connect-o- meter

Step 3 Get Employers love references so referees get people recommending you Research shows great references are one of the biggest influences in hiring – so get LinkedIn ‘recommendations’  Get ‘recommendations’ from multiple sources like work mates, bosses, clients and suppliers  Get comments on all aspects of your professional life – your work ethic, skills and cultural fit (it all counts)  Thank your recommendees with a recommendation back

Step 4 Join Groups are a great way to groups network and learn There are groups for everything and everyone on LinkedIn and help:  Show what kind of person you are  Put you in touch with like minded people

Step 4 Join Join our group for exclusive groups advice, news and tips Join the Global group www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=145318 TIP 1: GET YOUR CV AND LINKEDIN WORKING TOGETHER  Add your LinkedIn home page to your CV  Make sure work dates match  Get your CV referees to put references on Linked in

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Using Linkedin To Create A Professional Profile

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