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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR LINKEDIN

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LinkedIn: Getting Started

• Be sure to customize your URL.• Include key words that represent your career aspirations whenever possible.• Make 5-10 connections per week.• Give and take skills endorsements and recommendations.• Utilize groups to network and follow industry trends.• Research companies and locate potential opportunities.

PHOTO

HEADLINE• Should be simple, engaging, unique, and powerful.• Should speak to your goals.• Should not be your current job title.

PROFILE/SUMMARY• Should be powerful and capture the reader’s attention within the first 3 lines.• Should be geared toward career aspirations.• Connect with your readers by using first person language.

EXPERIENCE• Highlight experience, volunteer work, and relative leadership experience.• Experience can be paid or unpaid.• Explain what you did, how you did it, and key accomplishments.

EDUCATION• Include all college education.• Include school, degree with minors and concentrations and graduation date.• Study abroad opportunities should be included.

ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS• Include campus and community involvement.

SKILLS• Include up to 50 relevant skills demonstrated in your experience.

OTHER SECTIONS TO CONSIDER• Relevant coursework• Course projects• Recommendations• Volunteer• Certifications• Languages• Publications/Research

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• Have a plain • background and • professional dress.• No selfies, pets or • other people.• Do not crop • others out of • pictures.