You have probably heard this many times, but there are really a lot of benefits of having a good Linkedin profile. Having more than 332 millions of users, Linkedin has become a very popular platform for professionals. It is very popular in IT industry. Employers often use it for finding new talents and future employees.
According to statistics, 1 in 20 Linkedin profiles belong to recruiters and 25 million LinkedIn profiles are viewed every day. That’s a lot, isn’t it? Well, here’s a couple tips and tricks that will make your profile one of those ‘’good Linkedin profile examples’’.
First of all, you need to update all the basic information on your profile. Start with your education and professional experience, current position, previous positions and companies. Make sure that you write true and clear information, and avoid typos and misspellings. Don’t skip any important details, such as technologies that you used, duties you had, project information or links that might be interesting to others.
You can also write down some of professional or personal skills that you want to emphasize and show to others. Your connections, employers, your friends and colleagues can endorse you for some of your skills. Also, they can write some recommendations and impressions about the time period they worked with you.
More information provide more keywords that help recruiters find you. Nowadays, thanks to many internal search algorithms, recruiters can source for specific technologies and skills, ideal for specific projects they want to hire people for.
Edit your Linkedin profile URL. You can customize it and make a personalized version (ex. https://www.linkedin.com/in/peraperic). Always use professional profile pictures, and try to write a good profile summary. Finally, it’s the first thing people see when they enter your profile. It’s up to you how you will present yourself in one paragraph.
Wherever you are looking for a new job, or you are content with the job you currently have,a good and neat Linkedin profile can show to other people how professional you are. It can be considered as your online ID card, and a skills portfolio, that will speak for you, when you are not around.
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