12 Tips to Craft an Attractive LinkedIn Profile - Part 2. - Additional Information: Interests: list some personal interests. Next to the professional information in your LinkedIn Profile, personal interests and hobbies will help other people to get a better picture of you as a “whole” person. Groups and Associations: list all the clubs and associations you are member of outside of LinkedIn.
12 Tips to Craft an Attractive LinkedIn Profile - Part 2.
By Jan Vermeiren
Jul 21, 2009 - 5:26:57 AM
You have made a Profile on
LinkedIn, but never have given real thought what to write so potential
customers or other people who might be interested in your Profile can find you?
Or when they have found you that they are interested in contacting you and
start a business relationship?
In the previous article you
already received the first 6 tips, these are the last 6 tips to optimize your
LinkedIn Profile.
7. Experience: list all the organizations and
companies you have worked for in the past. Always make sure you fill in the
function and the right timeframe. This will help you to find old colleagues
back and to be found by them. This is important to create the foundation of
your network.
8. Education: list all the schools, colleges and
universities you have attended. This will help you to find old classmates and
to be found by them. When people have attended the same college or university,
this also creates an instant bond, even when there is an age difference of 10
years or more.
9. Additional
Information: Websites:
visibility tip: use the option “other” and then make your own description. Why?
People will be more inclined to click on it and it also helps for the search
engine rankings of your websites and blogs.
10. Additional
Information: Interests: list some personal interests. Next to the professional information in
your LinkedIn Profile, personal interests and hobbies will help other people to
get a better picture of you as a “whole” person. In this small box many times
common interests are discovered which make building the relationship much
easier.
11. Additional
Information: Groups and Associations: list all the clubs and associations you are member of outside
of LinkedIn. Of course some of these clubs and associations also have an online
presence on LinkedIn, but the LinkedIn Groups you belong to are automatically
added to your Profile.
12. Additional
Information: Honors and awards: if you have received any honors or awards that are
relevant for your situation, mention them. If they help other people to get a
better image of who you are as a person or of your expertise, mention them. If
they confuse people, then don’t mention them.
To your success !
Jan
Jan
Jan Vermeiren, founder of
Networking Coach
PS: more tips can be found
in the Amazon Best Seller "How to REALLY use LinkedIn".
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