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USING LinkedInIN YOUR JOB SEARCH
Denis Curtin
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LinkedIn by the Numbers
U.S. Members – 107 Million
2 New Users Join per Second
432 Million Years of Professional Experience
Executives from Every Fortune 500 Company
3© Statista 2015
Numbers of LinkedIn members from 1st quarter 2009 to 4th quarter 2014
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THE #1 PROFESSIONAL
SOCIAL NETWORK
LinkedIn is a registered trademark of the LinkedIn Corporation
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LinkedIn Sign Up
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Key LinkedIn Profile Sections
Picture and Headline Box
Summary and Specialties
Experience
Honors & Awards
Skills
Education
Groups
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LinkedIn Do’s and Don’ts
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Picture and Headline Section Always Have a Picture
Don’t
Don’t
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Be Aware of the Background
Black
White
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Wear Your Interview Outfit
Do
Don’t
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Use the Correct Size Picture
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Do Not Use the Default Job Title
120 Character Limit
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Use a Robust Job Title
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Use a Robust Job Title
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Always Have A Current Job Title
Don’t
Do
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Do
Do
Choose a Background Image
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Communication SettingsFound Under Privacy & Settings
Viewable by all 347 Million Members
Do
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Create a Custom URL
Do
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Create a Custom URLDon't
www.linkedin.com/pub/timothy-howe/2a/391/575
www.linkedin.com/pub/tammy-lakes/10/885/203
Do
www.linkedin.com/in/deniscurtin/
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Summary Section
Career Summary From Your Resume
Portions of Your Elevator Speech
Tell Your Story
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Summary Section Don’tNo Summary
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Summary Section Don’tOne Sentence Summary
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Summary Section Do
One Paragraph Summary
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Create a Specialties Section
Good
Better
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Summary Section
Add Your Word .doc Resume
Using www.SlideShare.net
Edit Title
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Experience Section
Everything From Your Resume and More
Add Bullets Dropped From Your Resume
Incorporate Your Industry’s Keywords
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Experience Section
Further Amplify Your Achievements
Add Visual Media, Projects, Publications
Choose Your Company From The Dropdown
So Logo Is Visible Next To Company Name
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Experience Section
Omit Months
Use Action Words
Don’t
Don’t
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Experience Section
Do
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Experience Section
Do
BlankLines
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Honors & Awards Section
Do
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Education Section
Select College from Dropdown Menu
Start with Highest Degree
If Recent include Graduation Year
Include More Details If You Like
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Education Section
Do
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Skills Section
List Your Key Skills First
Choose 50 Entries
Use Keywords from Specialties Section
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LinkedIn GroupsJoin 50 Groups including:
1,799,000 Members*
* The Largest LinkedIn Group
1,000,000 Members
Try
Do
Try
953,297 Members
1,000,045 Members
Do
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LinkedIn Subgroups
Join up to 50 Subgroups
13 SubgroupsDo
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LinkedIn Help Center
Do
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LinkedIn Profile Goals
Bring Profile Strength to All-Star Level
Have at Least 501 Connections (500+)
• Invite Super Connectors (5,000+ Connections)
• Invite Recruiters Who Are LIONs
LinkedIn Open Networkers
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LinkedIn Profile Goals
Solicit Recommendations (3 - 5)
Solicit Skills Endorsements
Error-Free Profile
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Drive Recruiters to Your Profile
Include Your Custom LinkedIn URL on Your
• Resume
• Handbill
• Emails
• Networking Business Card
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Drive Recruiters to Your Profile
Post Your Resume on
• CareerBuilder.com (Using Five Different Titles)
• Monster.com
• Indeed.com
• Other Job Sites
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Denis CurtinWEBMASTER
www.JobSearchChicago.com
[email protected]© Copyright 2015 – Denis Curtin – www.JobSearchChicago.com – All Rights Reserved