{"id":1616,"date":"2013-08-20T05:47:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T09:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2013-08-18T10:20:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T14:20:14","slug":"are-these-linkedin-mistakes-hurting-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/are-these-linkedin-mistakes-hurting-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Are these LinkedIn mistakes hurting you?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"CIndy<\/a>LinkedIn is a great tool.\u00a0 Yet, if you are making some of the most common mistakes, your profile may by hurting you more than helping you.<\/p>\n

Recruiters search LinkedIn for candidates.\u00a0 Hiring managers use LinkedIn to prep for interviews and decide who lands on the short list.\u00a0 Your friends and network contacts (new and established) access and use your LinkedIn profile to share information about you, connect with you and decide if they would like to do business with you.<\/p>\n

What message are you sending?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are 4 common mistakes to avoid<\/b> if you want to be in the running for the \u2018right\u2019 position:<\/p>\n

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  1. Pasting\u00a0your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 into your profile. \u00a0<\/b>LinkedIn is not a job board, rather it is a gateway to your online presence.\u00a0 With its volume and traffic, your LinkedIn profile will show up in most searches for you and for the job you do. \u00a0Create a compelling summary that gains you favorable attention.\u00a0 Ensure your prose encourages people to read your summary, click your links and learn more about you.\u00a0 People hire people they know, like and trust.\u00a0 Use your profile to become trusted and to build relationships.\u00a0 Job opportunities will follow.<\/li>\n
  2. Ignoring the details.\u00a0 <\/b>Your LinkedIn profile is a 24-7 marketing site for you.\u00a0 Be sure you optimize your profile, so it will be found in a search.\u00a0 List, at minimum, your past three job titles and link to your past employer(s) Company LinkedIn page\u2019s (if they have one). Focus on your key skills, the benefits you offer and problems you solve. Be selective<\/strong> and highlight the talents for which you want to be known. \u00a0Manage your endorsements — looking like a \u2018Jack or Jill of All Trades\u2019 does not enhance your value.<\/li>\n
  3. Being generic<\/b>.\u00a0 Your profile needs to pop and paint a picture of you.\u00a0 If it reads like a dry job description, it may be promptly discarded.\u00a0 People hire people, not lists of skills.\u00a0 Include your personality.\u00a0 Create an emotional connection. \u00a0Use facts to tell your story and demonstrate your experience and value.<\/li>\n
  4. Dropping in only occasionally. \u00a0<\/b>Create a plan to regularly engage in the community and update your LinkedIn profile.\u00a0 Just as not returning a phone call reflects your lack of interest, so does not responding on LinkedIn.\u00a0 A slow response reveals much to those who use LinkedIn as a recruiting or sourcing tool.\u00a0 If you are shopping for a home and pass a house with neglected gardens, what is your first thought?\u00a0 Do you perceive it to have a lower value or be a bargain due to its need of repair?\u00a0 The same principal applies to LinkedIn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Do you think your schedule is too busy for a great well managed LinkedIn profile?<\/strong> \u00a0You can have a great LinkedIn profile and manage it in just minutes a week.<\/p>\n

    Email me<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about effectively managing your LinkedIn profile.\u00a0 I will send you a video link and a fun tip sheet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    LinkedIn is a great tool.\u00a0 Yet, if you are making some of the most common mistakes, your profile may by hurting you more than helping you. Recruiters search LinkedIn for candidates.\u00a0 Hiring managers use LinkedIn to prep for interviews and decide who lands on the short list.\u00a0 Your friends and network contacts (new and established) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,15],"tags":[21,142,138],"class_list":["post-1616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-management","category-linkedin","tag-branding","tag-career-management","tag-linkedin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}