3. LINKEDIN PROFILE WHEN YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED
• Headline
• Summary
• Keywords
• Or What they REALLY are!
• Keystone Phrases
4. HEADLINE
• The MOST Prime Real estate within the Linkedin Platform
• displayed in nearly every interaction
• Clear message without the negative connotation of “unemployed
• Draw in potential employers and encourage them to read on…
• Display a clear promise of value
• Ensure YOUR Value Proposition
5. BE RESISTANT
• Resist terms of "Unemployed or "Laid Off”
• Resist Using Non-Work Activity as a Placeholder
• Resist the EZ Way Out
• Actively Seeking Employment
• Available for Employment
• Available for New Opportunities
• Consultant at (Self-Employed)
• Marketing Professional in Transition
• Open to Opportunities
• Seeking New Position
6. NOTE YOUR GOALS
NOT YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT.
• "IT Manager Seeking Application Development, Infrastructure, or Networking
Manager Roles in Production or Manufacturing
• IT Manager | Application Development | IT Infrastructure | IT Networking
7. FOCUS ON YOUR WHAT & NOT YOUR WHO
JOB TITLE THAT MATCHES YOUR JOB GOAL
• unemployed as a writer
• 'writer | storyteller | copy editor
• Shows Examples of Skills and Achievements
• Senior Sales Rep | [Top Producer] | Consistent 124% + of Quotas |Results
in Manufacturing | Results in SaaS | Results in Electronics
• Be very careful in how phrases are couched
• What does Top Producer mean?
8. VALUE
• Add Value for Employers
• Skills and Job Function Keywords to define the type of role you’re pursuing
• Not a Job Title
• Operations background | Lean Sig Sigma | Team Management| Production
supervision |Plant Engineering Skills
• Succinct job description can help boost keyword density for an Operations
Manager.
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10. SUMMARY
• Deliver a Direct Message to Prospective Employers
• Referring to your Value Proposition First and Foremost.
11. BE FUNCTIONAL WITH THE SUMMARY
• Introduction
• Who Am I?
• I Do What?
• How Can I Help?
12. NEED TO BE LASER FOCUSED & ON TARGET
• Start with a Tag Line (if you have one)
• “Bullish on Linkedin”
• Include your best contact information (phone or e-mail)
• “For the quickest response, please call or text to +1 (314) 662-7875”
• INTRODUCTION
• Why consider adding me to your Operations or Supply Chain teams as an Analyst? I
offer a strong, verifiable record of efficiencies that took XYZ Manufacturing’s shop floor
and warehouse to a 32% drop in cycle time
• Note the KEYWORDS built into this introduction, telling employers this applicant is
interested in an Operations Analyst or Supply Chain Analyst role.
13. WHO AM I?
• Overview of Employment History Functions.
• The WHAT you did, NOT the WHO you were
• Keystone phrases directed towards the pursued position
• Key achievements
• Percentage
• Dollars Saved
• Dollars Earned
• New Programs, Processes, Markets
14. I DO WHAT?
• List past job functions related to the opportunity
• Keystone phrase Rich
• Positive Impacts to Prior Companies
15. BE FUNCTIONAL
• As a Linkedin strategist I do three things:
• ►Act as a consultative partner in the development of the Linkedin profile
• ►Linkedin strategy, development, analysis, and execution.
• ►Cost effective platform that will achieve your goals without spending a lot of time.
• ►Enable brand differentiation within the Linkedin profile.
16. I CAN HELP HOW?
• Take Your Value Proposition and decipher into:
• Mindset of Prospective Employer
• Keystone phrase rich
• Abundance of Prior Notches of Success Pertaining to the Offered Position
17. CONCLUSION
• Have a CTA (Call to Action)
• I’m eager to discuss requirements for the [position] who can [high level tasks of the
position] , using [skills]
• I’m eager to discuss requirements for a Business Development leader who
can open multiyear sales opportunities at the CIO or CTO level, using a sales
background in cloud services, hosting, managed services, and software.
• Business Development, sales, CIO, CTO, and other industry-specific terms are all
used as keywords to attract attention from the right employer.
18. KEYSTONE PHRASES
• Phrases specific to who you are and what you do.
• What is your current job title?
• What industries have you worked?
• What certifications do you have?
• What skill sets / core competencies were listed on your last job description or resume?
• What languages do you speak?
19. LONG NECK
• (short tail) keywords
• Keywords that are broader
• used more often.
• One word in length.
• Most popular
• Individually have the most visits
• Highly competitive
• Demand more resources to be optimized effectively.
20. LONG TAIL
• More specific
• Aimed at niche markets
• Less popular
• Less competitive
• Longer than one word
• Four word phrases have the highest conversion rate
21. PIZZA
• Long neck keywords individually get the most visits per keyword, overall the long
tail as a whole gets the most visits.
• Google the word “food”
• you would find yourself searching in the long neck of search phrases
• Narrow your search so you try “Pizza”
• Narrower “Meaty pizza”
• Approaching the Long Tail
• A more specific search produces less results, but increases specificity
• By searching the phrase “Pizza delivery Imo’s” you are using long tail keywords, and most
likely getting the result that you need- finally!
22. REASONS FOR THE LONG TAIL
• You cater for a broader audience.
• Competition is less severe.
• Requires fewer resources.
• Establish yourself within niche markets
• Convert more visits into leads
• People know exactly what they are looking for
• Long Neck keywords might seem the most attractive
• LONG TAIL keywords with the most potential
• Sometimes the most obvious choice is not the most attractive
• But the one with the most opportunity becoming a KEYSTONE Phrase
23. MINING
• Keyword analytic tools
• Google’s Keyword Planner
• Keywordspy.com
• See handout
• Some are Free to use others $$
• Method to search your selected keystone phrases
• See if the words have a high traffic count or not
• If some phrases have low traffic numbers
• Retrace until you get 5-10 phrases that yield a high search volume
• Result – Keystone Phrases that show they are getting the most traffic.