5 Keys to Using LinkedIn Better

5 Tips to Using LinkedIn Better

Here are some things you can do with your LinkedIn profile:

1. Put a professional looking had shot on you LinkedIn profile

2. Use your profile header on LinkedIn to make yourself standout more

Here's the header to mine:

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter 2700+
Send your resume to me and Connect with me at TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com

I use Jeff Altman as my first name; the rest as my last name. Most of the 2700+ people I am connected with have sought me out.

You can do something to make your profile's header more effective.

3. Finish your profile. Particularly if you are a consultant, make sure you list many of the firms you consulted to over the past five years.

4. Write a description of what you did at your former employers' with key words and search engine optimization in mind. Whether it is getting found by someone searching on LinkedIn or via a service like www.Search4Candidates.com, the idea is to get yourself found.

5. Add to your connections

"Look Me Up: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Social Networking Your Way to Job Search Success" will help you use these and other social networking services much more effectively in your job search PLUS provides you with the bonus of making you desireable when you are not actively looking for work. Available as a PDF, for Kindle, and for other eReaders including iPhone, iPod Touch, Nook, Blackberry, Android devices, iPad, Nook, Sony eReader, Palm, Stanza and other devices