Creating a Powerful LinkedIn Profile for your

Job Search

Creating a Powerful LinkedIn Profile for your

Job Search

Your LinkedIn Profile

Work History

Successes

Off-Line Groups

ReferencesConne

ctivity

LinkedIn Internal Groups

New Activity Status

Updates

Other Tools

Widgets

Complete Work History

• No Gaps• Years of Employment• Specifics and

Quantification• Don’t Make Them Guess

– It’s Not a Puzzle

Your Success

• Accomplishments

• Achievements

• Rewards

• Recognition

Off-line Groups

• Networking Groups• Trade/Business/Functional

Groups• Non-profit/Civic Groups

SupportAdvice

Accountability

Recommendations

• Who thinks your great?• Have them write a

recommendation• Former Bosses• Former Co-Workers• Former Subordinates• Individuals from

non-profits/civic groups

Ease of Connectivity

• Why Hide your Contact Information?

• Should be easy to connect with you?

• What’s the fear/risk?• There is no downside

On-Line LinkedIn Groups• 50 Group Limit• Groups by Job Function• Groups by Geography• Groups by Personal Interests• Groups by Personal

Development• Groups by Job Level• Groups by Industry/Trade• Groups of Alumni

Status Updates/Activity• Become visible through

activity• Status Updates every 24/48

hours• Be active in Q&A• Be active in Groups

Other Tools and Widgets

• SlideShare Presentations• Links to Blogs• Twitter Feed• Reading Lists

Objectives

Recruiters Find You

Hiring Mangers Find You

Human Resources Can Find You

Network Contacts Can Check You Out

Stand Out/Sticky/Differentiate

What’s Your Next Step?Reading Job Ads OR

Taking Action in Your Job Search

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