Creating an All-Star LinkedIn Profile for Job-Hunting

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Having an All-Star LinkedIn Profile is essential when you're job-hunting. Not only can potential companies find you, but you can demonstrate your abilities and skills, and you can avail of new job opportunities that LinkedIn promote towards you based on your skills and experience. Read this quick and easy guide to getting an All-Star profile, and becoming a Power User of LinkedIn

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Holly Fawcett

Digital Marketing Manager, Social Talent

INTRODUCTIONS

INTRODUCTIONS

Holly FawcettDigital Marketing Manager,

Social Talent

@HollyFawcett

ie.linkedin.com/in/hollyfawcett

INTRODUCTIONS

Holly FawcettDigital Marketing Manager,

Social Talent

@HollyFawcett

ie.linkedin.com/in/hollyfawcett

Building an All-Star LinkedIn Profile

PROFILE ESSENTIALS

PROFILE ESSENTIALSPhoto= 7 x more views

PROFILE ESSENTIALSPhoto= 7 x more views Headline

(fully editable, 120 char.)

PROFILE ESSENTIALSPhoto= 7 x more views Headline

(fully editable, 120 char.)Industry

& country

PROFILE ESSENTIALSPhoto= 7 x more views Headline

(fully editable, 120 char.)Industry

& country

CustomURL

This is what most

people read!

This is what most

people read!

Tip:Add multi-media like photos &

videos

Min. 3 jobs

Min. 3 jobs

Tip: Link to the

Company Page –inserts their Logo on your profile, adds colour and

life!

Tip: List your

modules of study for

extra keywords

Min. 5 skills

Min. 5 skills

Your connections will be asked to Endorse you for your skills – this adds weight to your profile in search results

For when your profile is light on

experience

NETWORKING

NETWORKINGMin. 50 connections

NETWORKINGMin. 50 connections

Tip: Try get to 500 connections

NETWORKING

NETWORKING

• Connect with everyone you know (colleagues, classmates, friends and family, neighbours, business associates, people you meet at conferences)

NETWORKING

• Connect with everyone you know (colleagues, classmates, friends and family, neighbours, business associates, people you meet at conferences)

• Make it easy to connect (one-click invite link) and include your LinkedIn profile in emails, business cards, Twitter link etc

LinkedIn Power Users

CONTENT

WHAT TO POST?

WHAT TO POST?

“Members who share content on LinkedIn at least once a week are nearly 10 times more likely to be contacted for new opportunities

than people who don’t share”

WHAT TO POST?

WHAT TO POST?

WHAT TO POST?

NETWORKER

NETWORKER

• Join LinkedIn Groups

NETWORKER

• Join LinkedIn Groups

• Participate in discussions

NETWORKER

• Join LinkedIn Groups

• Participate in discussions

• Be a source of great content – blogs, articles, infographics etc (not just yours!)

GROUPS

GROUPS

GROUPS

• You can join up to 50 groups (and 20 subgroups)

GROUPS

• You can join up to 50 groups (and 20 subgroups)

• You can own up to 10 groups

GROUPS

• You can join up to 50 groups (and 20 subgroups)

• You can own up to 10 groups

• Over 2 million groups already

GROUPS

• You can join up to 50 groups (and 20 subgroups)

• You can own up to 10 groups

• Over 2 million groups already

• 70,000 groups are set up each day

GROUPS

• You can join up to 50 groups (and 20 subgroups)

• You can own up to 10 groups

• Over 2 million groups already

• 70,000 groups are set up each day

• Users join on average 5 groups

INFLUENCER

INFLUENCER

INFLUENCER

• Blogging platform for LinkedIn

INFLUENCER

• Blogging platform for LinkedIn

• Open to 25,000 members now, expanding gradually

INFLUENCER

• Blogging platform for LinkedIn

• Open to 25,000 members now, expanding gradually

• Ideal platform to promote yourself as a thought-leader and expert

INFLUENCER

• Blogging platform for LinkedIn

• Open to 25,000 members now, expanding gradually

• Ideal platform to promote yourself as a thought-leader and expert

• Not for blatant product promotion!

DON’T FORGET!

• Connect with me on LinkedIn!

– bit.ly/inviteholly