4 STEPS TO MAKETHE MOST OF YOUR

LINKEDIN PROFILE

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CROSS PROMOTE YOUR PROFILE ST

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TOO MANY PEOPLE LOOK AT LINKEDIN AS AN ISLAND, A PLACE THAT IS APART FROM THE REST OF THEIR SOCIAL

MEDIA PROFILES. POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS ARE PAYING MUCH MORE ATTENTION TO YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT,

SO GIVE THEM A PATH TO FOLLOW.

PUT LINKS IN YOUR CONTACT,ADDITIONAL INFO, AND SUMMARY SECTIONS.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILES ST

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CREATE AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL PROFILES ON OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT YOU CAN LINK TO.

YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL DEMONSTRATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND

THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL BRANDING.

CLAIM YOUR NAME STEP

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THE LINK APPEARS BELOW YOUR PROFILE PICTURE. CLICK THE SETTINGS ICON AND THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR

PUBLIC PROFILE VIEW. ON THE RIGHT, CLICK THE LINK TO EDIT. CLAIM YOUR ACTUAL

NAME, BUT IF IT IS COMMON, LIKE MINE, YOU’LL NEED TO GET CREATIVE. KEEP IT BRIEF AND DISTINCT. FIND THE RIGHT

COMBINATION FOR YOU AND YOUR BRAND.

REARRANGE YOUR SECTIONS ST

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DO YOU HAVE ANY AWARDS, SPECIAL RECOGNITION, CERTIFICATIONS, DESIGNATIONS, SPECIAL EDUCATION OR

TRAINING THAT DESERVES HIGHLIGHTING? PUT IT UP FRONT AND MAKE IT THE FIRST THING THEY READ!

THANKS!

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