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{ Make Your LinkedIn Profile Rock }
It’s Facebook with ties.
advertising | social media | brand intel | shenanigans
Who Is This Chick?
Rachael G. King
Social Media Account Executive at iostudio
President of Social Media Club – DC (@SMCDC)
Gen Y Blogger (rachaelgking.com)
LinkedIn: /in/rachaelgking
Twitter: @rachaelgk
My Twitter Handle: @rachaelgk
Hashtag: #CrushIQ
Live Tweeting FTW
Say it with me:
Your LinkedIn profile should NOT be a
copy of your resume.
Think of it more like a cover letter, or an elevator pitch…
It’s the story of your professional
journey…
with plenty of personality
…and a healthy dose of BRAGGING.
This is still a social site, albeit a professional
one!
Is LinkedIn Worth It?
Why?
• Great niche alternative to Facebook and Twitter
• More professional, less noise
• People expect to be contacted cold
• Showcase cool campaigns/projects
• Separate professional/personal networks
• Organize professional contacts
Building It
• HEADLINES ARE EVERYTHING, YO.
• Professional picture (yes, of YOU)
• Flesh it out
• Consistent branding/copy with other profiles
• Get input from different people
• Get personal
• Vanity URL
• PROOFREAD.
Getting Serious
• Upgrade account to send InMail, especially while job hunting
• Personalize all outreach
• GROUPS.
• Connections! Be transparent, but not desperate Offer value in return ABC: Always-Be-Coffeeing
• Meaningful recommendations (quality vs. quantity)
Optimize It
Keywords are our friends! …But how?
1. Google AdWord’s Keyword Tool
2. US Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
3. Search similar professionals and “borrow”
4. Copy from appropriate websites and job postings
5. Use your brain
6. Narrow down to your top 10
Grow It
If you build it… they won’t just come.
1. Grab your vanity URL for easy referral
2. Embed a button on your websites and link on your other profiles
3. Add to business cards and email signatures
4. Direct potential business contacts to your LinkedIn
5. Cross-promote
On the Job Hunt?
• Use your headline
• Tell the world
• Upgrade
• Contact settings
• LinkedIn’s Resume Builder
• Team up with other hunters
• Have a call to action
• Identify ideal companies and stalk get coffee with an employee
Getting Fancy
What will set you apart from the rest?
1. Creative, attention-grabbing copy
2. Post consistent (and quality) content
3. Integrate your tweets (#li)
4. Downloadable PDF of resume
5. LinkedIn Answers
6. Use apps (Slideshare, Wordpress, TripIt)
7. Inject personality and humor
My 3 Ultimate Rules for #Winning at LinkedIn
1. Be interesting
Don’t be another dry, boring resume. Put some paint on your profile’s proverbial walls – have some fun with it and show the world what makes you YOU.
2. Use in tandem with Twitter
Connect via LinkedIn with a personalized note, and then continue the ongoing conversation on Twitter to build the relationship. Somewhat sneaky, yet effective.
3. Help others
Karma is without a doubt the most powerful tool you have when it comes to creating job, client, and other opportunities. Go out of your way to help other people, and it WILL come back to you tenfold.
LinkedIn is the gateway network to
building a relationship with the
people and companies you want
to know.
Rachael G. King
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @rachaelgk
LinkedIn: /in/rachaelgking
Company site: iostudio.com
Personal site: rachaelgking.com
Questions?