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VERVIEW
SECTION1:H
owtocreateastrongLinkedinProfile
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○ Theimportanceofhavingan“aboutmesection”
○ Addingexperiences
○ Addinglicenses&certifications
○ Skillendorsements
○ Recommendations
SECTION2:H
owtocreatepersonalizedinviteswhenconnectingwithsomeoneonLinkedIn
○ Howtoincreaseyourchancesofobtainingashortphonecallwitharecruiter
○ HowtoprofessionallysendmessagestorecruitersLinkedIn
SECTION3:H
owtoleverageLinkedIntogetanoffer
SECTION4:H
owtogetreferredtoyourdreamcompanybyusingLinkedIn
SECTION5:
HowtomaintaingoodrelationshipswithyourconnectionsonLinkedIn
SECTION6:H
owtocreatecontentonLinkedIn
○ Howmanyhashtagstoincorporate
○ Howmanytagstouse
○ Theprimetimetopostyourcontenttoreceivethemostengagement
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Section#1:ProfileOptimization
1. ‘Aboutme’Section
Thisisverycriticalbecauseitwillbethefirstimpressionofanyprofessionalwhocomesacross
yourprofile.Recruitersandprofessionalsoftentake6to7secondstoreviewaresume;the
samewillapplyforLinkedInprofiles.Ifyoudonothaveapersonalizedsummary,thiswillcreate
anunattractivefirstimpressionofanyoneviewingyourprofile.
Tipsforaboutmesection
1. Bepersonalized
2. Donotwriteinthethirdperson(relatesbacktoremainingpersonable-thirdperson
appearstoorobotic)
3. Communicatesubtlyyouruniquevalueproposition(whatmakesyouunique)
4. Tellyourstory
2. Experiences
Whenaddingexperiencestoyourprofile,itisimportanttoaddrelevantpositionsandmakesure
toalsoaddthedescriptionsunderneaththosetitlestoentailwhattheroleentailedandtheskills
yougained.
‘Relevantpositions’maynotnecessarilyalwaysbedirectlyrelatedtoyourdesiredcareerpath.
Forexample,ifyouwanttoworkasamanagementconsultant,akeyrequirementis
understandingclienteleneeds.Ifyouhaveexperienceasacustomerservicerepresentative,
youcanusetransferableskills,suchasdealingwithpeople,solvingcustomercomplaintsand
addressingtheirneeds,etc.Inotherwords,includeexperienceswhichalsohavetransferable
skillstoyourdesiredcareerpath.
3. Licenses&Certifications
Thesecanbeusefultoshowcasepotentialemployersaboutthediverseskillsyouhave,
especiallyifyoulackexperience.
Tip:DonotincludeALLthecoursesyouhaveeverdone.Forexample,ifyouhavecompleteda
coursethatiscompletelyirrelevanttoyourprofilebrandandgoalsonLinkedIn,thereisnot
muchbenefitinincludingitonyourLinkedIn.Makesuretheyareeitherdirectlyrelevant,or
indirectlythroughtransferableskills.
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4. Endorsements&Recommendations
Endorsementsandrecommendationsbothshowcasethatotherprofessionalshaveconfidence
inyourabilitiesandskills.Thisiswhyyoushouldbereachingouttoyourconnections,peers
fromsocietiesandclubs,professionalsyouhaveworkedwithorarecurrentlyworkingwith.
Tip:Endorsethemfirstandthenaskforoneback.Thiswillincreasetheprobabilityofthem
endorsingyourskills.Forrecommendations,scheduleaoneononecallorvideochatbefore
asking.Attempttointegratewithintheconversationorganicallyandalsofocusonhowyou
canprovidethemvalue.Ifyoucanprovidevalue,extractingit(i.e.gettingthe
recommendation)willbemoreeffective.
ExampleofExperienceSectiononLinkedIn
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Section#2:PersonalizedInvitationsforRecruiters
PersonalizedInvitesareanecessitywhenconnectingwithanyprofessionalsorrecruiters.Ifyou
donotsendapersonalizedinvitation,youcouldpossiblyneverhearbackfromthem.Howto
professionallysendinvitationsonLinkedInissomethingmostpeoplestrugglewith.
Hereareafewimportanttips:
1. Alwaysstateyourpurposefortheinvitation
a. Ifitisforarecruiter,makesuretomaketheinvitationrelevanttothem
b. Dothissubtly(don’ttype‘mypurposeforreachingoutis’).Simply
structureyourmessagesotheyknowwhyyouaresendingtheinvitation
2. Makeitaseasyaspossibleforthemtoreplyback
a. Theyshouldnothavetoworktoohardtoreplybacktoyou.
b. Agoodexampleisinsteadofaskingforwhentheyarefreewithintheweek,
sendthemtimeslots.Ifnoneofthemworkforthem,youcanfindawork-around
accordingtowhentheyarefree
3. Beconcise-Makeitshort,simple,andeffective
4. Grammarcheck
a. Recruitersnoticethis.Makesuretocheckanygrammaticalerrors(tip:installa
grammarandspellcheckextensionforyourbrowser).Ourrecommendationis
Grammarly.
Afteryouareindialoguewiththerecruiter,makesureyoumaintainarelationshipwiththemso
youcanbothprovideandextractthemostvalue.Hereisanexampletemplateofonewayto
structureyourinvite:
Dear(Recruiter/Professional),
Ifoundyourprofilethrough a
ndwantedtoreachouttodiscussworkingat(insert
organizationname).Ihave__________(inserttimeframeofexperience-e.g.2years)of
experienceworkingin ( insertposition/fieldofexperience)andamcurrentlyseeking
newopportunities.Itwouldbegreattochataboutmybackgroundandthecurrentposition
openingfor ( insertpositionnameyouareapplyingfor).Ihopetohearfromyousoon!
Regards,
(Yourname)
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Section#3:HowtoleverageL
inkedInt og
etanoffer
AnimportantmisconceptionwithLinkedInisthatitismerelyajobsearchingplatform,butthe
truthisthatLinkedInisaprofessionalsocialmediaplatform.Itallowsyoutoconnectwith
individualsfromallovertheworldanddevelopmeaningfulrelationshipsthatcanserveasthe
foundationforbigthingsinthefuture.
Withthisbeingsaid,LinkedIncanhelpyouinmanyways,andoneofthemistolandyour
dreamoffer!Checkbelowhow:
➔ScheduleacoffeechatwitharecruiteroraprofessionalandpostaboutitonLinkedIn
Oneofthewaysofgettingyourselfnoticedbythecompanyofyourdreamsisbyscheduling
coffeechatswithprofessionalsthatworkthereandaskingforpermissiontopostaboutiton
LinkedIn!Thiswillnotonlymakeyoustandoutwiththatperson,butitwillalsohelpyourselfget
newviewsfromotheremployeesfromthecompany.
LinkedIncanalsohelpyougetreferralsatyourdreamcompanies.Wepreviouslydiscussed
howyoucanconnectandestablishrelationshipswithprofessionalsontheplatform,soonething
youcandotomoveforwardistoask!
Whatdoesthismean?
Inlife,ifyoudon’task,youdon’tget!Sometimesallittakesisonequestionoronemessage.
Westresstheimportanceofnetworkingandestablishingtherelationshipfirstbecause
networkingisNOTatransactionalprocess.Networkingisanexchangeofvalue,andoneof
thevaluesyoucangetisaREFERRAL!
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ection#
S 4:Gettingreferredtoyourdreamcompanybyusing
LinkedIn
Gettingareferralisoneofthemostdesiredresultsofnetworkingwithprofessionalsand
recruiters.GiventhatvirtualrecruitmentisoccurringduetoCOVID,LinkedInisavitaltoolfor
therecruitmentprocessandreceivingareferral.Youmayask,howdoIgetaReferral?
HereareafewkeytipsonlandingareferralthroughLinkedIn
1. Sendapersonalizedinvitationtotherecruiterorprofessionalwithinthefirm
a. MoredetailinSection1
2. Scheduleaquickcoffeechatwiththerecruiterorprofessional
3. PostyourexperienceconversingwiththemonLinkedIn
a. MoredetailinSection3
4. Uponyourfirstconversation,itisveryunlikelytheywillimmediatelyoffertogivea
referralvoluntarily.Dooneoftwothings
a. Useyourjudgmenttounderstandiftheconversationwentwell.Ifyes,trytoorganically
Integrateyouraskofwantingareferralintheconversation
b. Ifyoufeelasifmoreconversationsarenecessary,scheduleanothercall(after
yourpostabouttheinitialcall),andaskforareferralthen.
5. Connectonlevelsbeyondwork-sometimecommongroundonaspectssuchas
hobbiesandoutsideworkrelatedmattermakesitmoreeasytoconversetheperson
andalsohelpscreateamoregenuinerelationship
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Section#
5:H
owtomaintaingoodrelationshipswithyour
connectionsonL inkedIn:
So,youhavereachedouttothatrecruiterorprofessionalonLinkedIn…Now
what?Alotofyoumightbeaskingyourselvesthisquestion.
Thetruthis,abigpercentageofLinkedInusersstaysintheintroductionstagewhenreachingoutto
theirconnections.Followingupandsayingthankyouareasimportant!Buthowdoyoufollowup?
a. Updateyourconnectionsonanynewsinyourcareerjourney
b. Askthemaboutanynewsontheircareerjourney
c. Invitethemforacoffeechattocatchup
d. Askthemifyoucanshowthemanyprojectornewinitiativesyouareworkingon
e. Askfornewfeedback
f. Sendthankyounotes
g. Checkontheirfeedsandcatchuponyourlastconversations
Section#6:ContentStrategies1
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1. Establishyourpurpose
WhyyouarepostingonLinkedInisanimportantquestiontokeepinmindwhencreatingcontent.
Herearekeythingstoconsider:
a. Areyoucreatingcontentforyouraudience?
b. Shareyourstory,beauthenticandgenuine.Don’tdoitbecauseyouhaveto.Doit
becauseyouwantto
c. Isyourcontentwellreceived?Awaytofindoutwhetherornotyourcontentiswell
receivedisbyaskingyouraudienceormakingasurveyaskingmeaningfulquestions
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Someofthesequestionscanbe:
i. Whatdoyouenjoymostaboutmycontent?
ii. Whatisyourfavoritepostfrommycontent?
iii. IsthereanythingyouwouldliketoseeinmyLinkedInmovingforward?
iv. IsthereanythingyouwouldlikemetochangeaboutwhatIpost?
v. Whattypeofresourceswouldyouliketoget?
2. Engagewithothers
Oneofthemainmistakeswehaveseenonaspiringcontentcreatorsisthattheytendtoforget
abouttheimportanceofengagingwithotherpeople’scontent.Creatingtheactualcontentisas
importantasengagingwithothers.
➢ Butwhatdowemeanbyengagingwithothers?
Liking,sharingandcommentingthoughtfulresponsestoothercontentcreatorsaswellasthe
peopleyoufollowwillmakeahugedifferenceonyouroverallengagement.Youwillstartseeing
morepeopleengagingwithyourcontent,andyouwillbuildanewcommunityonyourLinkedIn.
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3. Hashtagstouse
- FollowinghashtagsonLinkedInisa
greatwaytoconnectwithothers,beupto
datewithnewsandincreaseyourengagement
- Itisrecommendedtoonlyuse4-5
hashtagsperpostsothatthevisualsofyour
postdon’tgetmessy
Baduseofhashtags:
Gooduseofhashtags:
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1.Primetimetoreceivemoreengagement
Aftermanytestingandfailures,wehavecometotheconclusionthatdependingonwhich
communityyoubuildonLinkedIn.
Let’ssayyourcommunityisprimarilyintheUKbutyouareintheUS,thenchancesareyou
wouldwanttoadjustsomeofyourpoststoyourtargetaudience,inthiscasetheUS.
Withthis,itisimportanttoemphasizethatknowingwhoyourtargetaudienceisrepresentsa
crucialpartofyoursuccessincontentcreation.
Goodtimestopostcontent:
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