10 Updates to your LinkedIn to attract attention

We’ve created a cheat sheet for you with 10 Updates to your LinkedIn Account to help attract relevant people to your profile and if you’re job-hunting, they’ll help you find your great next role.

Take time to impress and think broadly about extra skills and experience to mention – especially those you may not think are business-orientated though indeed are. An example of this is adding project planning as a skill if you’ve ever organised & held a dinner party, a get-together, or other type of event. You have planned activities and made it happen.

Make sure your LinkedIn presence and profile is as outstanding as you can make it. Delight your LinkedIn readers.

Have fun! 🙂

10 Updates to your LinkedIn to attract attention

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LinkedIn Style Tips

1. Focus

Be clear! Who do you wish to reach? What do you wish to achieve through using LinkedIn? Clarify your rules for accepting an invitation. State how much time you’ll dedicate to Linkedin each week. Use Linkedin as a tool rather than being on it for hours!

2. Make contact easy

Make sure your email and website details are clear. Create a unique link to your Linkedin profile.

3. Make an impression

Add that fabulous headline and photo! Jam-pack your Summary & Experience section with the things you are proudest of that’ll connect with those you want to attract. Keep it succinct! Add words your target reader will search for. Once saved, check the organisation’s logo appears.

4. Add extra sparkle

Inspire your reader with additional information in these sections: Education, Volunteering Roles, Additional Organisations (especially if you’re a Member or Fellow of an organisation), Certification (remember that Management course you did last year?), Publications, Projects, & Donors & Awards (include internal awards even if they’re small!). Rename courses (within reason!) for people to quickly understand.

5. Help your customers checkin

Add words that your target reader will search for in your Skills section. Move them around so the most important skills are at the top. Include customer and industry-relevant words to describe what you do and your value. So exciting! Delete any that aren’t relevant (e.g. Microsoft Word for more senior people).

6. Polish your shoes!

Brief your colleague / friend on who you wish to attract and have them review and provide feedback on your profile. Make sure spell check is complete and formatting is consistent. You’re looking fine!

7. Greet those you know

Connect your address book to Linkedin. Make sure it includes email addresses of your current and previous customers, colleagues, suppliers, business partners and clients for the clever Linkedin elves.

8. Create Linkedin Karma

Acknowledge people in your team publicly after finishing a project via Linkedin recommendations & often it’ll be reciprocated. Ask high profile leaders and influential people in your industry to provide you a recommendation, provide them with an example.