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Are You LinkedIn?
Are You LinkedIn?
If you are job hunting, a must nowadays is a profile on the worlds’ most popular professional networking site LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is not like any other social media, it is not a place to share photos of your latest holiday, your pets or your frolics with your friends about town. LinkedIn is about demonstrating your professionalism to your work colleagues, your boss and even your potential new employers.
Think of LinkedIn as your online CV.
Think of LinkedIn as your online CV.
Keep your LinkedIn profile up to date with all of your achievements from your work experience, update your certificates and education when you take a new training course, create connections and most importantly get endorsed.
Since you are reading this, I presume you re a student of the English language and that learning and improving your English language skills is probably important to you in your career and promotional prospects.
So, ask your teacher to give you an endorsement on LinkedIn to add to your profile.
Make sure you use a professional looking photo on your profile, as most recruiters have been found to only review your picture before deciding if you are a suitable candidate.
Another great thing to add to LinkedIn to help boost your profile are videos. If you have been involved in creating, or even star in your own videos, post them on LinkedIn for potential employers to see.
Join Groups
Join Groups
LinkedIn has thousands of professional groups and these are absolutely the best way to make connections and find a superb job opportunity. Join groups of people working in the companies or industries you want to work for, connect and start networking with your peers. Soon you will have made all sorts of connections and contacts that you can utilise in the future to help your career.
Don’t Just Take, Take, Take…
Don’t Just Take, Take, Take…
Make sure that on LinkedIn you give as much as you take. Give endorsements to people who you know, provide insights into your company for people who are job hunting, share your connections and help others to better themselves professionally.
The more you give, the more likely you are to receive in the future!
The more you give, the more likely you are to receive in the future!
Listen to the podcast where we talk about our experiences, ideas, and thoughts of using LinkedIn, along with some suggestions too.
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