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What You Should Avoid
The key to experiencing all the perks and benefits that linkedin has to offer can be best done by having a stupendous profile. An impressive profile can take you incredibly far in the professional world, the connections you can attract and make are endless, especially considering how linked in is the largest professional social media site that is used worldwide. This is why you want to make sure that your profile is not incomplete or bland because by doing so you are only limiting your opportunities.
A completed profile is more likely to obtain an opportunity through Linkedin. Do you know how much more likely?
40 times
more
likely
What You Should Aim For
Experience Section
Summary Section
Volunteering Section
Honor and Awards Section
Organizations Section
The project section should include past school or work projects, websites, presentations, etc. that will give employers an idea of what kind of work you are capable of doing for their company or establishment
Project Section
Having a professional picture as your profile picture is extremely important because it can increase the amount of views and messages you receive. Do you know by how much?
14 times more likely to have your profile viewed and 36 times more likely to receive a message when having a professional profile picture
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Linkedin profiles to aim for and Linkedin profiles to avoid
when creating your own
Your experience section should include relevant experience that aligns with the specific career or internship you are searching for. Do not add your experience as a McDonald's crew member that is unless you want to become a manager at McDonalds.
Your Linkedin summary is where you give a description of your self, what you plan to accomplish, what you have accomplished, what has helped you reach your accomplishments, and what skills you have gained which makes your value as a candidate increase.
You're going to want to add all your volunteering experience but its always best to add the most relevant experience that is in the line of work you would want to be apart of.
Adding awards from school or work can be a huge advantage because it shows that you excel at your line of work and knowledge.
Including organizations that you have been apart of gives more insight to the employer about who you are as a person.
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