12 Tips to Make LinkedIn Help You Find a Job Or Have a Job Find You

Want to use LinkedIn to find a job or boost your career, but not sure where to start? Here are some ways to get the most out of the professional networking site.    Customize your URL Your URL (uniform resource locator) is the address of your LinkedIn page on the Web. Customizing it will drive it toward the top of a Google search on your name. On your profile page next to the rectangular grey “Edit” button to the right of your name, click on the drop-down menu, and then click on “Public profile settings.” Halfway down the page on ...

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Online Reputation-Networking

Today we’d like to give you some advice on how to use the mighty world wide web to your advantage. Social media can be fantastic at helping you build a network but beware things can go wrong in a click! Employers are more aware of your online presence than ever. So, wherever you are in your career, and whatever career you’re in, your online reputation is vital to your future. This guide provides advice on making your online self just as professional, impressive and sophisticated as you are.    Google Yourself The first step is an obvious one: have a ...

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Optimizing your Linkedin Profile

  Click through if you need advice with personal assistant interview questions or PA interview questions.  Create a custom profile URL/ Vanity URL Usually, your unique LinkedIn URL will contain gibberish letters and numbers. Change it to your full name – if that’s taken, try recognizable iterations of your name. The goal is to get a URL that is immediately identified as yours.    Upload profile picture Use a high resolution profile picture with a simple background.    Optimize Your Headline Adding keywords to your headline that you want to be associated with can improve your searchability within LinkedIn and beyond.    Your Name ...

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