So, you\u2019ve got a LinkedIn profile, but is it the best it can be? Are you finding the opportunities you want? Maximising your LinkedIn profile with a few easy steps can make a huge difference in how are presenting yourself online.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 Write a brilliant bio: The bio is a paragraph or two that lets the reader know who you are and what your intentions are. It\u2019s easy to scroll down and see your experience, that\u2019s not what the bio is about. Think of the bio as what you would say to someone when you are meeting them in a networking situation.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Show results: Listing your experience is, of course, important. But it doesn\u2019t give much of an indication of what you have achieved. Did you smash targets? Develop a new program? Re-design a system? Show this in every role you have included in your profile and highlight what you brought to the table.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Use all the features: LinkedIn is always adding new features to create a better user experience. Spend some time going through your profile. Have you uploaded examples of your work? Have you added your skills? Have you completed the skills test to verify your skills? The more you add into your profile the more interesting it will be to look at!<\/p>\n \u00b7 Say it simply: Using industry-related language is fine if it\u2019s relevant to your experience and skills but where possible, keep it simple and direct. Most workplaces have acronyms and language that will only make sense to the people who work there. Your profile should be understood by anyone who works in your industry. Remember, if you\u2019re looking to break into a different industry or role, be mindful that those people might not know all the terms that are familiar to you. Be as clear as you can.<\/p>\n Finally, allocate time fortnightly to review your LinkedIn profile. You never know when a new feature will be added, and you don\u2019t want to be the last one to the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, you\u2019ve got a LinkedIn profile, but is it the best it can be? Are you finding the opportunities you want? Maximising your LinkedIn profile with a few easy steps can make a huge difference in how are presenting yourself online. Here\u2019s how: \u00b7 Write a brilliant bio: The bio is a paragraph or two…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[75,74],"tags":[],"content_type":[],"class_list":["post-4065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-services","category-workforce"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36315,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065\/revisions\/36315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/36313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4065"},{"taxonomy":"content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwpeople.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/content_type?post=4065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}