Energize Your Job Search with a LinkedIn Profile Update

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ENERGIZE YOUR JOB SEARCH
USING YOUR NEW LinkedIn PROFILE
Denis Curtin
2023
© Copyright 2023 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved

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Number of LinkedIn Members from 1st Quarter 2009 – 3rd Quarter 2016
972 Million Members in 2023

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EMPLOYED
CONSULTANTS
JOB SEEKERS
LinkedIn is a registered trademark of the LinkedIn Corporation
Credit: https://towardsdatascience.com/
972 Million Members
Who should update their profile now?

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Why?
Changing Economic Conditions
Technological Advancements
LinkedIn is a registered trademark of the LinkedIn Corporation
972 Million Members

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So Much Information

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LinkedIn Do’s and Don’ts

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Picture and Headline Section
Don’t
Don’t
Always Have a Picture

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Be Aware of the Background
White

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Be Aware of the Background
Black

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Wear Your Interview Outfit
Do

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Wear Your Interview Outfit
Don’t

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Use a Robust Headline
Expanded
Headlines
Available
To All
Members.
120 to 215
Characters

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Don’t
Do
Choose a Background Image
Default

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Do
Name Pronunciation Audio Clips
Name pronunciation can only be added using the mobile app.

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Create a Custom URL
Do

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Create a Custom URL
Do

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Open to Work
Click on Open to
Let Recruiters Know You Are Seeking New Opportunities
Finding a new job
Providing Services
Hiring

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Open to Work
Do
Add 5
Titles
Add More
Locations

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Open to Work
Do
If You Are
Working
All LinkedIn members
This also includes recruiters and people at your current company.
Adds the #OpenToWork photo green frame.
Recruiters only
People using LinkedIn Recruiter.
We take steps to not show recruiters at your current company,
though can’t guarantee complete privacy.

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Open to Work
Do
Click on See all details

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Open to Work
#OPENTOWORK Banner

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Open to Work
Stays
switched
on for
180 days

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About Section
Career Summary From Your Resume
Portions of Your Elevator Speech
Tell Your Story
Now 2,600 characters

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About Section Do
Do
xxxx
Adds Contact Info to the LinkedIn Mobile Version

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Create a Specialties Section
Good
Better

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Featured Section
Add Your Microsoft Word Resume
Upload to and Link from www.Slideshare.net

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Featured Section
Add Your Word Resume

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Add Media to Featured Section

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Experience Section
Everything From Your Resume and More
Add Bullets Dropped From Your Resume
Incorporate Your Industry’s Keywords
and Skills

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Experience Section
Further Amplify Your Achievements
Add Visual Media, Projects, Publications
Choose Your Company From The Dropdown
so Logo Is Visible Next To Company Name

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Experience Section
Omit Months
Use Action
Words
Don’t
Don’t

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Experience Section
Do

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Experience Section
Do
Blank
Lines
Insert

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Experience Section
Visual
Media
Insert

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Accomplishments Section
Do

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Education Section
Select College from Dropdown Menu
Start with Highest Degree
If Recent include Graduation Year
Include More Details If You Like

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Education Section
Do

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Education Section
Do
Insert
Visual
Media

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Skills Section
List Your Key Skills First
Choose 50 Entries
Repeat Keywords in Specialties Section

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Skills Section

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Skills Section
You Can Now Add Skills To Each Position In Your Profile

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Skills Section
You Can Now Add Skills To Each Position In Your Profile

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Skills Section
Recruiters are Using Skills Filters

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LinkedIn Groups

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LinkedIn Groups
Send Personal Messages to Group Members
Unlimited Messages
(Was 20 message monthly limit)
Do

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Follow Target Companies
Do
Recruiter
Screen

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Connect with Company Workers
Do
Recruiter
Screen

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LinkedIn Profile Goals
Solicit Recommendations (3 - 5)
Solicit Skills Endorsements (99+)
Error-Free Profile

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Ways To Increase
Your Digital Footprint
https://virtuallythereconsulting.com/your-digital-footprint/

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Public Profile Settings
Do
Increase Your Digital Footprint

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Have at Least 501 Connections (500+)
Invite Super Connectors (5000+ Connections)
Invite Recruiters Who Are LIONs
LinkedIn Open Networkers

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Join up to 100 LinkedIn Groups including:
888,000 Members
805,000 Members
Do
Do
Do 589,978 Members
2,854,513 Members
Try
1,203,719 Members
Do
Do
959,589 Members
Do
666,243 Members

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Include Your Custom LinkedIn URL on Your
• Resume
• Handbill
• Emails
• Networking Business Card

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Post Your Resume on
• CareerBuilder.com (3 Titles)
• Monster.com
• Indeed.com
• Other Job Boards

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New Things Rolling Out
On LinkedIn

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VIDEO COVER STORY - An orange ring appears around
your profile photo and a preview of your video story auto-
plays without sound. Clicking on your picture plays the full
30-second video in another pop-up window. You can only
record from the mobile app.
GENDER PRONOUNS - 70% of job seekers believe it is
important that recruiters and hiring managers know their
gender pronouns.
These features will be gradually rolled out and may not be available to you at this time.

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VIDEO COVER
STORY
GENDER
PRONOUNS

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Add
Career
Break

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LinkedIn Industry List Contained 147 Choices
New List Will Include 550+ Industries

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Found on Specific Company Pages

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Your Skills
Match To the
Job
Description
Job Posting on LinkedIn

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Your Skills
Match To the
Job
Description

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Identity
Verification

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Identity
Verification

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Add Skills to your ABOUT Section

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Add Skills to your ABOUT Section

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Sound Effects (Found in Account Preferences)

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New “Create a Post” Share Box
Old
New

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Denis Curtin
WEBMASTER
www.JobSearchChicago.com
Denmarc@comcast.net

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