Guilty

or

Not?rebeccalpage@yahoo.com

Rebecca Page

LinkedIn is a Powerful Tool

Are you guilty of not maximizing its capabilities?

Put in m

ore to

get out m

ore.

Are You …

Meeting new contacts in your field ?

Learning about companies ?

Following what and who people are talking about ?

HELPING OTHERS with

their

connections and

questions ?

Charge #10 You Aren’t Branded

Content Strategy Define your expertise Provide your value proposition to employers Focus—Don’t be everything to everyone Illustrate how you can solve problems Stay focused throughout entire profile

Headline Isn’t Job Title

Charge #9 Profile’s Not Complete

Do you want

to get hired?

100% Profile – A Must

Summary SKILLS

CAREERAchievements

PICTURE

RECOMME

N-DATIONS

Add Sections Skills

Awards

Publications

Projects

Languages

Volunteer

Charge #8Summary’s All Over the Place

And Boring

Compelling, dynamic,

conversational

Include a SOAR story

Situation, Opportunity, Action, Result

Focus on 3 core skills

View others’ summaries

Use keywords Industry buzzwords & acronyms All sections searchable headline, summary, specialties, skills, career Customize url address (your name only) Add Twitter, blog, website

Charge #7 No Search Engine Optimization

Have at least 3

Charge #6 No Recommendations

Bill initiated the successful

merger of CEA, NAH, and AHS. As COO, he

trimmed 18% off the initial budget.

As a start-up, Laura negotiated our 1st client contract. We were able to

start the project 3 weeks early.

Write and e-mail to contactto avoid “He’s a cool guy.”

Personalize invites I enjoyed meeting you at SBA last night…

Charge #5 You’re Not Reaching Out

CONNEC

TCONNEC

TCONNEC

T People you’ve met in person and online

Charge #4 Not Linked to Social Media

Charge #3 No ApplicationsFiles –

resume, papers, articles

Reading lists – books, journals

Latest news – career or business

Presentations – PowerPoints, pdfs

Your Blog

Events

Charge #2 Not On Regularly Allot a few minutes a day

Provide status updates to stay fresh in others’ minds

On the Go

— Mobile Apps !

In Office or Home

— Outlook Inbox !

Charge #1 Selfish in the 1st Degree Provide your

expertise in groups — source questions Talk to or e-mail offline

“Real generosity toward the

future

lies in giving all to the

present.”

Albert Camus

Recommend others Introduce connections Share / comment on others’ status or resources

rebeccalpage@yahoo.com

Rebecca Page

Corrected All ?

CHARGES

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