Strategic Guidelines for Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile

Strategic
Guidelines
brought to you by
Bruce A. Bennett
Career Coach Corner
October 21, 2020

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Zoom Etiquette and Controls
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Notes & Outline for session
General Notes for Today
My contact info is on last slide
Presentation will be available on SlideShare
Workshop is interactive, Q/A & Parking lot
Red Arrows
Outline
Why LinkedIn?
General tips
Enhancing your profile
Strategic Guidelines
Searching & Settings
Mobile App

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Goals for session
Learn how to create and post content
Understand how to use the hashtags #
Understand how to use the ampersand @
Identify opportunities to market yourself
Learn the advantage of using the LinkedIn
mobile app

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LinkedIn - What is it & Why use it?
Over 690 million professionals in more than 200
countries use LinkedIn to connect, exchange
information, ideas & opportunities!!
Virtual Resume
Create an Internet Presence
Business Networking Site
Research Individual or Company
 Norm Galvin at InsightsNow
Find Employment Opportunities
Networking, networking, networking!

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LinkedIn Profile - Add Profile Section

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LinkedIn Profile - Add Profile Section

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Important Messaging Setting

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Editing Your LinkedIn Profile URL

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Delete computer generated digits & Save

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Customized LinkedIn Profile URL
Use on resume, cover letter, business card, job
applications, email signature

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Editing Your Profile
The blue pencil is an editing tool for your use

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Editing Your Profile
Providing a custom banner enhances a profile
Use relevant image for your profession or brand

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Editing Your Profile Contact Info

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Custom your website links by selecting Other

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LinkedIn Strategic Guidelines
1. All Star profile
2. Headline that’s descriptive and accurate, not title
3. About section with call to action
4. Utilize Skills section and other key words
5. Create relevant job search agents
6. Create a post, share image, write article, etc.
7. Use # and @ for better visibility on social media
8. Build your network of connections
9. Recommendations
10. Following target companies

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Your profile status is displayed on your Dashboard
Are you an All Star, Intermediate and Beginner?
LinkedIn will make recommendations to reach next level
Strategic Guideline - All Star Profile

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Your photo should have a professional appearance
Passport format with headshot
Any digital photo can be cropped to fit
Rename photo file for SEO before uploading it
e.g. Bruce Bennett LinkedIn Training.jpg
Strategic Guideline - All Star Profile

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Strategic Guideline - Headline
Headline can have 220 characters

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A. B2B Sales at MNO Company
B. Bilingual B2B Sales Professional at MNO Company
C. Fluent Bilingual B2B Sales Professional Helping
French and American Companies expand their
International Presence
A. Marketing Manager at XYZ Company
B. Successful Marketing Manager of Brands at XYZ
Company
C. Internet Marketing Expert | Looking For New
Business Partnerships That Need Help
With Marketing... Lets Connect!
LinkedIn Headline Alternative - UVP

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The About section can have 2500 characters
Start with email address on the very first line
First paragraph should be about your skills, job
titles, work experience and passion
Second paragraph should relate how you added
value for a previous employer(s) - tell a STAR story
Final paragraph should tell how you can solve a
company’s problems or issues
Close with a call to action; “let’s connect….call me
if…or contact me if…”
Strategic Guideline - About Summary

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Three skills are featured but you can have 50 skills
You can add a new skill by clicking the hyperlink
The skills can reordered by clicking on the blue pencil
Strategic - Skills & Endorsements
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Strategic Guidelines - LinkedIn Skills
You choose which three skills to feature

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Strategic Guidelines - LinkedIn Skills
Start typing a new skill to identify best fit
LinkedIn auto populates & defines key skills

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Strategic Guideline - LinkedIn Skills
It is imperative to add all your skills to your profile
You might ask yourself why is it so important?
This Is Why I Emphasize Skills

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Strategic Guideline - Skills Nuance
Strategically place skills in your work experience
Job Title (then list skills used in that position)
Insert key skills again in the detailed section

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Best Practice - Job Search Agent
LinkedIn suggests jobs based on your profile data
More dropdown offers Salary and Resume Builder

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Interview Prep provides sample Q & A with video & tips
Strategic Guideline - Job Search Agent

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Categories button offers additional questions

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Play video to understand framework & read tips

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Select a question and view video suggested answer

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LinkedIn allows for verbal and/or written practice

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Update career interests to inform recruiters with your
expertise, job titles, and locations

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Start search by typing in job title and add location

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Job searches can be filtered on many criteria & saved

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All job filters allow for expanded searching by date
posted, salary, job type, Company, and….

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And… job function, experience level, title or benefits

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Apply button redirects you to company website
LinkedIn Job Applications

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Use Easy Apply if NOT listed on Company Website
LinkedIn Easy Apply Application

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Strategic Guideline - Your Dashboard
Review activity & interest about your profile

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Strategic Guideline - Your Activity
Activity posting can be about articles, recognition, etc.
Viewing activity of others may be helpful & important

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Find information about the individuals viewing
your posts to determine if your message
is reaching the intended targets

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Strategic Guideline – Hashtags & @
The hashtag # symbol is a powerful tool
Use it to reach a larger audience
Gain more visibility and/or marketing
Appropriate use is #LinkedInTips
Those individuals following #LinkedInTips
will have it appear in their feed
The ampersand @ symbol allows you to reach,
market to or recognize a specific person
Appropriate use .e.g. @MaureenMueller or
@BruceBixler
Both symbols work with other social media
Can A Company Use # and @??

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Strategic Guideline - Hashtags
Enter in a topic to find variations of the theme

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Strategic Guideline – Hashtags
LinkedIn indicates how many followers a topic has

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Strategic Guideline - Ampersand @
When typing a name, click on the person in the list

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LinkedIn completes the name for you & hyperlinks it

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Complete typing your comments and click the Post
button to complete the action
The individual will receive a notice that you
referenced them in a post

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A company
receives notice
that you
referenced them
in a post

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LinkedIn suggests hashtags and Groups to follow
Strategic Guideline - Build Network

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LinkedIn suggests alumni, similar roles, local area,
industries, Group members as connections

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Click on blue Connect button

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Dialogue box pops up with two options
Add a note customized to the person
Send now produces a generic spam like message

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Make it personal and engaging
There is a limit of 300 characters

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3 dots
reveal
several
options
including
Connect
Building Your LinkedIn Network

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Strategic Guideline - Recommendation

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Strategic Guideline - Follow Company
Keep current with your target companies
LinkedIn enables you to easily view news & jobs

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LinkedIn company page features many details

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Like, Comment or Share to engage with a company

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Strategic Guidelines - Follow Company

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Strategic Guideline - Who Viewed You

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How is your profile trending?

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LinkedIn Searching
Find people, companies, jobs, groups using various
search filters

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LinkedIn Searching
Use LinkedIn’s array of search filters to fine tune results

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LinkedIn Searching
All people filters allow for searching by Connections of,
location, Companies, Industries, Schools, and…

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LinkedIn Searching
And… services, names, title or company
e.g. Talent Acquisition Recruiter at Brunswick

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LinkedIn Settings
There are three profile viewing options

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LinkedIn Settings
Upload your resume under Job Application Settings

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LinkedIn Settings
Additional information & settings are available

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JobScan.co for LinkedIn
Compares your resume to job description

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My resume scored 35% when compared to Echo job

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LinkedIn optimization requires a premium service

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LinkedIn Mobile
High level of functionality
Instant communication
Record audio message
Tool for networking events
#Networking

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LinkedIn Mobile App
LinkedIn mobile makes it
easy to network and stay
connected with your
network.
The mobile app version has
great tools to facilitate it.

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LinkedIn Mobile Adding a Connection
You can personalize a request
to connect on LinkedIn mobile.
1 Go to their Profile page.
2 Click the MORE button.
A new screen will be displayed.
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LinkedIn Mobile Adding a Connection
Select Personalize invite and
write your invitation to connect.
Limited to 300 spaces.

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LinkedIn Mobile Messaging
Messaging offers instant
communication with your
network.
1 Go to the Home page.
2 Touch the symbol.
A new screen will be displayed.1
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Messaging offers ability to
search messages.
Green circle indicates they are
active on LinkedIn
1 To search for a message.
2 To create a new message.
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You can send more then a
plain text message.
1 Add a short audio message.
Use regular keyboard
controls on Smartphone to
add emoji, gifs, or other
media.
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LinkedIn Mobile App Networking Tools
LinkedIn has made it easy
to share your profile with
others at networking
events.
1 Go to the Home page.
2 Touch the symbol.
A new screen will be
displayed.
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1 You can scan another
person’s code.
2 Add saved code from gallery.
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1 You can scan another
person’s code.
2 Your code is displayed
for scanning.
3 Share your code via
email, tweet, Facebook, etc.
4 Save Qcode to your
phone.
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Find People on LinkedIn that
are nearby!
1 Go to the Connections page.
2 Touch Blue Symbol
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Fine People on LinkedIn that
are nearby!
1 Add contacts (import).
2 Scan QR Code.
3 Touch Find nearby (OFF).
A new screen will be
displayed.
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LinkedIn will display people
who are on the same page
that are near you.

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LinkedIn displays people who
are on the Find Nearby page.

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Success Stories
Jeremy H. – IT Professional
Improved his profile after workshop & 1on1 critique to get found & hired
Terri A. – Accounting Professional
Incorporated my recommendations, found on LinkedIn and offered job
Lucille G. – Real Estate
1on1 critique, attended my workshops and offered job
Val M. – Retail Supply Chain
Incorporated my recommendations from workshops & 1 on 1
Your name here!!

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McHenry County Workforce Network
October Career Workshops & Services
McHenry County Workforce Network Website
Personalized Job Search Assistance Services
To sign up, request the professional directly by email
LinkedIn Critiques
60 minute session Virtual Session is a one on one
profile review and/or Q&A about LinkedIn usage
Email me to set up an appointment
mcwnbennett@hotmail.com

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Upcoming Webinar Events
Resumes, Cover Letters & Applying Online
Monday November 2, 2020 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Guide to a Winning Interview
Wednesday November 4, 2020 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
NTS Job Club – The Elevator Pitch
Wednesday November 11, 2020 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
LinkedIn for Your Job Search
Monday November 16, 2020 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
LinkedIn Strategic Guidelines
Wednesday November 18, 2020 at 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Feel free to follow up or
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Bruce A. Bennett
Mobile: 815-302-9552
Email: BABennett73@gmail.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bruceabennett
Career Coach Corner Blog: http://bruce73.wordpress.com/
https://bruce73.wordpress.com/upcoming-presentations/
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