Sunday, August 19, 2012

Improve your LinkedIn - Part1

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD #1

Make it more personal

Profile picture
One that suit the environment you work in (dressing, style, attitude…) with a smile, on a side angle.

Summary
Give an overview of your personality (what passionate you, how you team work..), your professional beliefs, your objectives, the project you're currently working on.

Employment history 
Tell the story that is "between the lines": not the one already written on your Cv, but this original version you would give to an hiring manager to strike his interest on your particular profile.

Earn credibility

Recommendation
At least 5: 
- colleague in a different field, 
- counterpart, 
- direct manager, 
- client, 
- expert (guru or fellow member of a recognized association of professionals) in your area.

Certification
Get a membership of a recognized association of professionals in your field. When accredited, update your job title section

Broadcast yourself

Links
Add links to your blog, website / article, publication / Twitter, Google+

Furnish with an attached portfolio
You can add applications to your profile. The “add section” button below your summary is a link for all of them. I recon Box Net, Blog and Publication.

Video
Make video as an introduction of you



Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Author - Kevin Simonnet

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