Accenture & Girls Who Code LinkedIn Training

LinkedIn Training for Alumni &

Current Students

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As an alumni of Girls Who Code you are going to need to LinkedIn profile as you grow your career in tech and elsewhere.

Showcase your computing and other skills to help grow your career and find networking opportunities!

Opportunity for you

• Personal brand: Empowers you to develop your own digital footprint and positions yourself as a technology expert.

• Professional relationships: Enables you to build stronger business relationships – both internally and externally – through increased points of communication.

Why Build A LinkedIn Profile


Polishing your profile achieves four important objectives:

• Improve profile visibility

• Represent yourself in the most professional manner possible

• Fully showcase all talents, work, and skills

• Improve chances of showing up in others’ wall feeds.

To build a stronger and more publicly visible profile, the following recommendations will guide you through the process.

How To Build A Compelling Profile


Education: Add your most recent school, years attended, and details about your graduation.

Were you an honor student? Be sure to clearly and in an organized manner state what set you apart from your peers.

Volunteer Experience/Current Jobs: Add any relevant experience that speaks to your skills and passion to continue in that field.

If your experience is less relevant to your desired field, be sure to bullet out 1-3 skills that apply across any job function and highlight how you took something less relevant and gained valuable training from it.

What to Add to Your Profile

Profile Photo: This should be a professional-grade photo that has a neutral background.

Have someone take your photo against a neutral backdrop and then ask a friend or family member to polish it using photo software.


If you already have a profile, connections,

and follow influencers, focus on these

functionalities:

• Get the most out of your wall feed– Top stories– Most recent.

• How to Like, Comment, and Share updates.

• Comment on Pulse stories via this link.

• Write updates and share updates within the platform.

• Participate in Groups you have joined – Comment, start discussions,

share relevant news.

Understanding Platform Basics

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/?trk=nav_responsive_sub_nav_pulse


Use the Top Stories filter to read updates of the most read, current stories.

Use the Most Recent filter to display recently shared stories and updates from your connections and influencers you follow.

Get The Most Out of Your Wall Feed

Set your filter preferences here.


Like, Comment, & Share Updates

When you engage with content your connections and influencers share on LinkedIn you:

• Increase your profile visibility

• Help build your professional voice on the platform

• Build platform recognition

• Create opportunities to engage with your network.

Join threads where people you’re connected with have engaged. You can also Like or Share a post to your audience to start your own discussion and present topics that interest you.


Comment & Engage With Pulse Stories

Using the Pulse Network to read,

comment, and share stories is an

important way to add value to your

network.

Your connections will be interested in what

you’re reading and when you share or

comment with a connection tag on a Pulse

story, you create an opportunity for you

network to benefit.

When you create valuable moments for

your connections to learn and engage

with content you share they, in turn,

may recycle that content to their

network.

The growth of shares from your content will

provide visibility, added recognition, and

profile views to your post and profile.


Engaging and Following Influencers

Follow Influencers across your network to stay current on what people in your industry are talking about and be a part of the conversation.

Following Influencers allows relevant topics to be curated directly to the LinkedIn newsfeed, allowing easier access to engage in trending and relevant discussions.

Engage. Be a part of the conversation. Read, Like, and comment on Influencer posts to

contribute and show

appreciation for the

insights and knowledge

that’s shared. Influencers

may respond to any

comment posted, creating

a deeper connection to

influential and highly

networked people.


Write & Share Updates From Your Activity Feed

Post updates, upload a photo, or publish a post via your wall feed.

Depending on your privacy settings, your connections or the general public will be able to see what you post and share with the community.


Participate In Groups

Sharing your thoughts and ideas in a group where you are a member sets a positive tone and shows you are an active contributor to group conversations.

The more you contribute meaningful thoughts and ideas, or even updates, the more you will be seen as a leader in the group.


Update Media & Descriptions

DescriptionDo list a brief synopsis of what organizations you are active and involved with and request to be recommended for those activities.

MediaAdd to Experience items that are branded and clearly showcase work you have done while at your current company. All personal media used in this section should be usable as a resource and showcase your abilities.


Get Recognized Beyond Your Work

Volunteer ExperienceList 3-4 Causes & Organizations where you donate your time.

RecommendationsEnsure that for each experience listed you have one recommendation. Rule of thumb is 1:1 ratio.

Skills and EndorsementsEnsure all 25 skills you want to be endorsed for are listed, It’s okay to make up a fun one, such as: 90s R&B fan.


Highlight Publications/Blogs, Volunteer Experiences & Interests

It is important to list personal interests. This helps to build a rapport with like minded professionals – and creates a personal connection.

If applicable, use the Publications section for relevant and appropriate articles and/or blog posts that you’ve written to position yourself as a thought leader in that area.


Connect, Engage, and Follow

Connections The list of 1st degree connections shared with another member.

Following ActivityA list of the influencers, news, companies, and schools the member follows.

GroupsThe list of groups the member has joined.


Make Use of Profile Functionalities

Profile Drop-Down MenuClick here to connect, follow, share the profile or view the member’s activity.

Recent ActivityRecent Activity is a history of the member’s shared and posted articles, as well as his/her comments and contributions.


Whether you’re new to the platform or a long-time user, determine what you want people to see. It’s always best to double-check that your privacy settings are set to your preferences.

Set your privacy controls under the Settings tab indicated by a gear symbol.

Quick Look At Privacy Controls


Pulse Mobile App

Provides a seamless way to read and interact with current and trending articles from LinkedIn influencers and people you follow.

Connected App

Connect with people you may not have met in person prior to meetings. If you sync your calendar with the Connected app you will get an alert 15-minutes prior to your meeting with updates on commonalities between you and those with whom you are meeting.

LinkedIn Jobs App

Provides an advanced way to search and save jobs that match your search criteria.

LinkedIn App

Take LinkedIn with you wherever you are!

LinkedIn Mobile App Tips + Tricks

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