The CV Toolkit – LinkedIn


In this second installment of The CV Toolkit, I’m going beyond the paper resumé and into something that’s emerging as a tool to find really awesome people and really awesome work.  I’m going to discuss the benefits of having a LinkedIn profile and keeping it updated.

What is LinkedIn?

“LinkedIn allows you to create a profile that summarizes your professional expertise and accomplishments. You can then form enduring connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you. Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to a vast number of qualified professionals and experts.”

– LinkedIn’s About page

You’re going to use LinkedIn to land the job you really want so make sure you put forth not only the energy, but qualifications that are pertinent.  Nothing really outside of what you’re looking for should be in your profile.

LinkedIn provides you with a measuring stick to get your profile to where it needs to be to get the best results (i.e. adding connections, a photo, bio, work history, etc.) and once you’ve filled that stick then you need to keep nurturing it.  There are several third-party apps that work well with the service, and if you line everything up right you end up with zero communication loss between you and your profile.

The service is all about connecting with, collaborating with and commending others.  There’s a lot that goes into it – more that can be (should be) covered on a weekend read.  But, since it is the weekend there’s no time like the present to get a profile started or reinvigorate the one you’ve already established.  Go to it.


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Mike Vardy an editor on Work Awesome. We could tell you where his personal productivity parody site, Eventualism and all of his other projects reside on the web, but you'd be best served going to Vardy.me and following the trail of virtual bread crumbs from there.

Discussion

  1. I just read another post on johnchow.com today, which discusses the benefits of LinkedIn for an Online Business. Is this a coincidence? or is something up with LinkedIn?

    Anyways, there they highlighted the importance of LinkedIn and explained ways to use it for the benefit of an online business.

  2. Pablo Valerio on the 19th June

    I’ve been using it for several years. It’s a great site to connect with current and former colleagues and business partners.

    It has several thousand groups of people in almost all types of industries, and allows you to connect with possible employers, recruiters, as well as potential partners.

    Also a good place to seek advice from experts in many fields (LinkedIn questions) and join discussions in many topics..

    Just don’t publish your vacation photos!

    my LinkedIn profile is http://www.linkedin.com/in/pvalerio

  3. Nadja on the 21st June

    I think Xing.com is a way better. The community seems to be a lot bigger than on linkedIn and the design looks more attractive.

    But thats just my opinion 🙂

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