Your LinkedIn profile serves as your virtual representation in the professional realm, with a staggering 90 million senior-level influencers employing it to scout for fresh talent. Make sure you elevate your visibility and place yourself at the forefront of hirers minds through these effective strategies:
Skills, Achievements, and Endorsements:
Align your LinkedIn profile skills with your job aspirations and accumulate endorsements. Prioritise achievements within your work history, presenting them concisely. Structure these using a format that spotlights job overviews and prominent accomplishments.
Keyword-Enriched Headline:
Your headline is pivotal. Utilise its 120-character limit to infuse keywords, accentuating skills and responsibilities germane to your field on your Linkedin profile. Recruitment consultants employ these keywords, rendering your profile effortlessly discoverable.
Strategic Connections:
Forging connections can prove challenging within the expansive user base. Engage with your Linkedin connections by sharing valuable content and commenting on posts to ignite conversations. Attach a message explaining your intent when sending a connection request, spotlighting shared interests or queries.
Professional Photo:
While you needn’t be a professional photographer, ensure your Linkedin profile image is crisp and pixel-perfect. Remember, it mirrors your finest professional self.
Mobile-Friendly Profile:
The majority of people access LinkedIn via mobile devices. Tailor your LinkedIn profile to this medium by shaping your headline and profile summary to fit within character confines exhibited on mobile screens.
Tailored URL:
Transform your default URL into a polished one like https://www.linkedin.com/in/legalrecruitmentnz/ This bolsters SEO and heightens your profile’s search ranking.
Your LinkedIn profile mirrors your CV. Engage with it daily, foster dialogues, impart value to your network, and ensure your profile stays up-to-date. This proactive approach will metamorphose your LinkedIn into a vibrant hub for professional advancement.
As always, we are here to help. Please reach out to us if you have any further questions or need support with your LinkedIn and job hunt.
Find out more about Tyler Wren’s Legal Recruitment here and our latest Salary guide released in June 2023 here.
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79 Queen Street
Auckland CBD
1010
Level 1, Office 02
158 High Street
Christchurch Central
8011