{"id":6053,"date":"2016-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/7-simple-but-effective-tips-to-improve-your-linkedin-profile\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T00:55:17","slug":"7-simple-but-effective-tips-to-improve-your-linkedin-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/7-simple-but-effective-tips-to-improve-your-linkedin-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers Hub | 7 simple but effective tips to improve your LinkedIn profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you\u2019re in the market for a new job, or generally looking to improve your personal brand, don\u2019t forget to use these simple but effective tips to boost your online presence on LinkedIn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Get a profile (seriously!)<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This may sound obvious, but you\u2019d be surprised at the number of people who apply for our roles who still don\u2019t have LinkedIn. Step one is to get a profile. Once you\u2019re set up, here are some pointers to ensure your profile is top notch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Grow your presence<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aim to get <strong>500+ connections<\/strong> \u2013 this shows you\u2019re active online and have a big network. Preferably add contacts that you actually know \u2013 cold LinkedIn add requests sometimes aren\u2019t welcomed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Look the part<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have a professional photo \u2013 bathroom selfies aren\u2019t helping your case \u2013 trust us on this one. We often use LinkedIn to see what our candidates look like before calling or meeting them, it helps put a face to the name. Let those pearly whites shine so we know who we\u2019re meeting with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Don\u2019t just be a number<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customise your URL \u2013 having a nice and clean URL looks more professional. Plus you can add it to your CV, email signature, business cards, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Flaunt it<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An easy way to beef up your profile is to get some solid recommendations &amp; endorsements from your colleagues or clients. This is an easy win to gain some credibility from your previous experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Boost your SEO<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your summary is a great place to add keywords to increase your SEO so that recruiters and HR managers can find your profile. The more key words, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Get personal<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feel free to add your hobbies and interests. After all, we\u2019re all humans and have passions outside the office. You never know \u2013 perhaps your future manager shares the same hobbies as you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hopefully those simple 7 tips will help you maximise your potential on LinkedIn. Don\u2019t be afraid to put yourself out there; allow your profile to highlight your career achievements in a professional and well formatted\u00a0manner that will inspire recruiters to add you to the top of their list. While you\u2019re at it, follow our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/1226541?trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2CclickedEntityId%3A1226541%2Cidx%3A3-1-4%2CtarId%3A1447973553958%2Ctas%3Apulse%20rec\">LinkedIn page<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for company updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Until next time\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re in the market for a new job, or generally looking to improve your personal brand, don\u2019t forget to use these simple but effective tips to boost your online presence on LinkedIn. Get a profile (seriously!) This may sound obvious, but you\u2019d be surprised at the number of people who apply for our roles&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers-hub"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9640,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6053\/revisions\/9640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/9639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}