LinkedIn is definitely where the professionals of the globe come to hang out. You will be surprised by the number of companies that recruit employees through LinkedIn contacts! Do you have a LinkedIn profile but yet to get any significant benefit out of it? Then it is probably time to look at what you are doing with your profile and how you have designed it up. Here are some killer tips to make a star out of you through your LinkedIn page:
- Connect: Do not sit idle with a LinkedIn profile! Connect with people around you. Start with your existing colleagues and then work your way through to ex-colleagues, peers and friends who are professionals in their own domains. Do not ignore connecting with a web designer just because you are into selling soaps. You never know which connection lands you up on that dream opportunity!
- Share: Be cooperative when it comes to networking with your LinkedIn contacts. Be proactive about sharing updates with others and helping your contacts find what they are looking. If you know a web designer in your contact list and meet someone looking for a web designer, help them connect and make something happen. The good deed will rub off on your side sooner rather than later.
- Interact: Talk to your LinkedIn contacts regularly, even when you don’t have something to get out of them. Invest in that professional networking so that you are able to be in the loop always. Industry news filters down to you when you interact with professionals in your domain and also outside it. Another advantage to this method is that you don’t look like an opportunist when you actually need assistance!
- Strategize: Your LinkedIn profile is your online resume. Just like you put a lot of thought into what goes into your CV and what remains unwritten, your LinkedIn page must have that insight as well. Pack in effective keywords about your profession in the profile so that people who are searching for your domain come across your page. Be crisp about your bios and other details. Attach recommendations and also offer to recommend others.
