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ENERGIZING YOUR JOB SEARCH
USING YOUR LinkedIn PROFILE
Denis Curtin
2019
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Number of LinkedIn Members from 1st Quarter 2009 – 3rd Quarter 2016
660 Million Members in 2019
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THE #1 PROFESSIONAL
SOCIAL NETWORK
LinkedIn is a registered trademark of the LinkedIn Corporation
Credit: Ben Scholzen
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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
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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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Do Not Use the Default Job Title
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Use a Robust Headline
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Don’t
Do
Choose a Background Image
Default
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Choose a Background Image
Choose from more than 200 free LinkedIn Backgrounds
www.LinkedInBackground.com
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Create a Custom URL
Do
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Create a Custom URL
Do
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Create a Custom URL
Don’t
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www.linkedin.com/in/lori-greiner-71995235
Don’t www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cuban-06a0755b
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Create a Custom URL
Do
www.linkedin.com/in/deniscurtin
Don't
www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cuban-6a0755b
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www.linkedin.com/in/lori-greiner-71995235
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Career Interests
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Let Recruiters Know You Are Seeking New Opportunities
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Career Interests
Do
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Use Info from the Career Summary of your Resume or Elevator Speech or BothDo
Do
Do
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Career Interests
Don’t
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Career Interests
Do
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If in
Career
Transition
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Career Interests
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Don’t
Unless You are Currently Employed
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Career Interests
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Stays
switched
on for 90
days
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About Section
Career Summary From Your Resume
Portions of Your Elevator Speech
Tell Your Story
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Formerly called the Summary
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About Section Don’t
No Summary
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About Section Do
Do
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Create a Specialties Section
Good
Better
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About Section
Add Your Word Resume
Using www.SlideShare.net
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About Section
Add Your Microsoft Word Resume
Using www.SlideShare.net
Edit Title
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Google Keyword Search
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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
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Accomplishments Section
Do
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Honors & Awards 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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Select Degree From Dropdown
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Skills Section
List Your Key Skills First
Choose 50 Entries
Use Keywords from Specialties Section
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Skills Section
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New Categories
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Skills Section
New Categories
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Skills Section
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Pin
Your
Top 3
Skills
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Skills Section
Recruiters are Using Skills Filters
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LinkedIn Groups
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LinkedIn Groups
Join up to 100 Groups including:
819,126 Members
485,166 Members
Do
Do
Do
974,871 Members
853,676 Members
Try
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1,111,649 MembersDo
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Public Profile
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Do
Don’t
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Public Profile
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Do
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LinkedIn Profile Goals
Have at Least 501 Connections (500+)
• Invite Super Connectors (5,000+ Connections)
• Invite Recruiters Who Are LIONs
LinkedIn Open Networkers
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LinkedIn Profile Goals
Solicit Recommendations (3 - 5)
Solicit Skills Endorsements (99+)
Error-Free Profile
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Drive Recruiters to Your Profile
Include Your Custom LinkedIn URL on Your
• Resume
• Handbill
• Emails
• Networking Business Card
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Drive Recruiters to Your Profile
Post Your Resume on
• CareerBuilder.com (Using 3 Different Titles)
• Monster.com
• Indeed.com
• Other Job Boards
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Denis Curtin
WEBMASTER
www.JobSearchChicago.com
Denmarc@comcast.net
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    1 ENERGIZING YOUR JOBSEARCH USING YOUR LinkedIn PROFILE Denis Curtin 2019 © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    2 Number of LinkedInMembers from 1st Quarter 2009 – 3rd Quarter 2016 660 Million Members in 2019
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    3 THE #1 PROFESSIONAL SOCIALNETWORK LinkedIn is a registered trademark of the LinkedIn Corporation Credit: Ben Scholzen
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    4 LinkedIn Do’s andDon’ts © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    5 Picture and HeadlineSection Don’t Don’t Always Have a Picture © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    6 Be Aware ofthe Background © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved White
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    7 Be Aware ofthe Background Black © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    8 Wear Your InterviewOutfit Do © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    9 Wear Your InterviewOutfit Don’t © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    10 Do Not Usethe Default Job Title © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    11 Use a RobustHeadline © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    12 Don’t Do Choose a BackgroundImage Default © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    13 Choose a BackgroundImage Choose from more than 200 free LinkedIn Backgrounds www.LinkedInBackground.com © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    14 Create a CustomURL Do © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    15 Create a CustomURL Do © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    16 Create a CustomURL Don’t © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved www.linkedin.com/in/lori-greiner-71995235 Don’t www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cuban-06a0755b
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    17 Create a CustomURL Do www.linkedin.com/in/deniscurtin Don't www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cuban-6a0755b © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved www.linkedin.com/in/lori-greiner-71995235
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    18 Career Interests © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Let Recruiters Know You Are Seeking New Opportunities
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    19 Career Interests Do © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Use Info from the Career Summary of your Resume or Elevator Speech or BothDo Do Do
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    20 Career Interests Don’t © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    21 Career Interests Do © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved If in Career Transition
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    22 Career Interests © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Don’t Unless You are Currently Employed
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    23 Career Interests © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Stays switched on for 90 days
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    24 About Section Career SummaryFrom Your Resume Portions of Your Elevator Speech Tell Your Story © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Formerly called the Summary
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    25 About Section Don’t NoSummary © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    26 About Section Do Do ©Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    27 Create a SpecialtiesSection Good Better © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    28 About Section Add YourWord Resume Using www.SlideShare.net © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    29 About Section Add YourMicrosoft Word Resume Using www.SlideShare.net Edit Title © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    30 Google Keyword Search ©Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    31 Experience Section Everything FromYour Resume and More Add Bullets Dropped From Your Resume Incorporate Your Industry’s Keywords and Skills © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    32 Experience Section Further AmplifyYour Achievements Add Visual Media, Projects, Publications Choose Your Company From The Dropdown so Logo Is Visible Next To Company Name © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    33 Experience Section Omit Months UseAction Words Don’t Don’t © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    34 Experience Section Do © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    35 Experience Section Do Blank Lines © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    36 Accomplishments Section Do © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    37 Honors & AwardsSection Do © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    38 Education Section Select Collegefrom Dropdown Menu Start with Highest Degree If Recent include Graduation Year Include More Details If You Like © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    39 Education Section Do © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Select Degree From Dropdown
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    40 Skills Section List YourKey Skills First Choose 50 Entries Use Keywords from Specialties Section © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    41 Skills Section © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved New Categories
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    42 Skills Section New Categories ©Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    43 Skills Section © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Pin Your Top 3 Skills
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    44 Skills Section Recruiters areUsing Skills Filters © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    45 LinkedIn Groups © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    46 LinkedIn Groups Join upto 100 Groups including: 819,126 Members 485,166 Members Do Do Do 974,871 Members 853,676 Members Try © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved 1,111,649 MembersDo
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    47 Public Profile © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Do Don’t
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    48 Public Profile © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved Do
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    49 LinkedIn Profile Goals Haveat Least 501 Connections (500+) • Invite Super Connectors (5,000+ Connections) • Invite Recruiters Who Are LIONs LinkedIn Open Networkers © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    50 LinkedIn Profile Goals SolicitRecommendations (3 - 5) Solicit Skills Endorsements (99+) Error-Free Profile © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    51 Drive Recruiters toYour Profile Include Your Custom LinkedIn URL on Your • Resume • Handbill • Emails • Networking Business Card © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    52 Drive Recruiters toYour Profile Post Your Resume on • CareerBuilder.com (Using 3 Different Titles) • Monster.com • Indeed.com • Other Job Boards © Copyright 2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    53 © Copyright 2019– Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved
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    55 Denis Curtin WEBMASTER www.JobSearchChicago.com Denmarc@comcast.net © Copyright2019 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved