Your Linkedin profile is your social proof identity for employers and recruiters to find you and will help you land better opportunities. People with complete profiles are 50 times likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn, so it’s worth learning about these 10 tips.
Tip 1: Make your profile public :
It’s easy to do this, go to setting and choose – make it a public option. Takes less than 30 seconds to do this.
Tip 2 – Create your own link :
This is such a cool feature Linkedin has – secure a custom URL for your profile — ideally with a short slug like “/firstnamelastname”. This will be especially helpful for listing your LinkedIn on business cards and your resume.
Tip 3 – Add or update your LinkedIn profile picture :
Having a picture makes you 10x times more likely to be found on LinkedIn, and will get you 30% more InMail responses.
Tip 4 -Set a LinkedIn Profile background photo :
This is such an opportunity to visually present your personality. Head on to canva.com and check LinkedIn banners to work on this.
Tip 5 – Set your current location and industry :
This is a very important criterion for employers and recruiters who’re hiring, make sure you fill up this part.
Tip 6 – Add a LinkedIn profile summary :
This is your opportunity to tell the LinkedIn world what you stand for and to ask for action. As you write your own summary, keep in mind you have a 1000 character limit.
Tip 7 – Add five professional skills to your LinkedIn profile :
Add a minimum of 5 primary skills and you’ll receive more profile views if this section is complete.
Tip 8 – Recommendations :
Ask for recommendations and endorse your team members. A good recommendation from an ex-manager or team member is always worth more than adding references to your CV.
Tip 9 – Fill out your experience :
Keep your formatting consistent for each job and make sure this section is filled up completely. This will help recruiters to learn about your current role and help you land better opportunities.
Tip 10 -Completeness score :
Follow the recommendations, suggestions from Linkedin and fill up the incomplete sections to up your score
