LinkedIn introduction

www.linkedin.com/nl/wimramackers

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LinkedIn, Session 1: Build your Profile

Feel free to mail me your questions

What is LinkedIn?

Geographical area’s

A PUBLIC website / database for professionals

Presentations

Events

Relations

Curriculum

Studies

Schools

Jobs

Recommendations

Companies

Skills

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Search KEYS

Who is on LinkedIn?

Juniors

75 MILLION professionals are, and counting...

Consultants

Recruiters

Headhunters

Experts

Executives

Seniors

Freelancers

Managers

Colleagues

Partners

Are YOU?

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Clients

Privacy

You decide WHATyou SHARE and

with WHOM

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Step by Step

You can create a LinkedIn profile and network in minutes...

...OR PROFESSIONALLY

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LinkedIn Workshops

• Build a PROFILE

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2• Build a NETWORK

3• Build a PERSONAL BRAND

Build a profile

...check to see if you already have an EXISTING profile on LinkedIn

• REUSE it or LOOSE it

• Prepare a good RESUME

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Your profile

Use a FORMAL picture

Choose how to DISPLAY your name

• Wim Ramackers• Wim R.

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Your curriculum

Use the CORRECT company names, career dates, and function titles when defining your career

Account for all relevant EDUCATION

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INDUSTRY

Your industry

Choose the proper LOCATION

Choose the best

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HEALTH

TECHNICAL

ICT

Your websites

Choose WEBSITES that define your profileUse type OTHER to enter your own description

Use your PROFESSIONAL HEADLINE wisely

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Your summary

Capture yourself in POWERFUL terminology

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YOUR GROUPS

Join COMPANIES you work(ed) for

Share professional INTEREST

Think about their ORDER of appearance In case YOU CHOOSE to show them

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FIND JOBS

Regularly SEARCH for jobs

Save job searches and get RESULTS by e-mail

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BE FOUND

Use good TAGS

• Job DESCRIPTION

• Relevant KNOWLEDGE

• State your SKILLS

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COMPANIES

FOLLOW companiesTrack personnel changes

Company BUZZ needs improvement

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Select contacts to ASK for recommendations

• Be SELECTIVE recommending people

• QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

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STUDY YOUR HOMEPAGE

• Look who found and VIEWED your profile

• IMPROVE your profile where and when needed

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APPLY 24 x 365 x ?

Your LinkedIn profile is always available and you can be found AT ANY MOMENT

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UPDATE TIMELY

Update REGULARLY

• Career changes• Education• Contact data• Web sites• Professional headline• Activities

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