4 Fantastic Ways to Spice Up Your LinkedIn Profile (While in College)
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Posted By: Hija Chang on November 21, 2017 FEATURED Content If you want to improve your chances of getting a great job after you graduate, you need to start creating an optimized LinkedIn profile while in school. You see, an optimized LinkedIn profile can help recruiters find you when looking to hire interns or new college grads. Here are four ways to spice up your LinkedIn profile to get noticed: 1. Ask your professors for recommendations highlighting your skills. One of the best ways to build credibility is to have professional recommendations on your LinkedIn profile. When asking for recommendations, make sure youre specific with what type of recommendation you want. If the person knows youre skilled in a specific area, ask them to mention that in the recommendation. You dont want a generic he/she is a great student recommendation, but rather one that calls out specific skills you have. Remember, the goal is to show a recruiter about the value you bring to a company. The more recommendations you have, the more youll stand out to a potential employer. You just need to start asking to get them. 2. Add media links to show examples of your student projects. Just because you dont have a professional portfolio of work yet doesnt mean you cant showcase the work youve done in college. Have you ever been published in the college newspaper? Ever interned or donated time to a specific non-profit group? Ever worked on projects for a college organization? Upload logos of the organizations youve worked with and visually show what youve done. You dont want to just list out your accomplishments like a resume, you want to visually showcase your work on LinkedIn. Ideas: ◾Create a video talking about a project youve worked on ◾Add images or illustrations of some of your achievements in school ◾Upload a PowerPoint into SlideShare and add that link into your LinkedIn profile Check out these helpful slides to give you some ideas: Dont just say it. Display it on your LinkedIn Profile. 3. Join relevant professional groups and display on your profile. One of the best ways to build relevant connections and get more eyeballs on your LinkedIn profile is to start networking in LinkedIn groups. There are thousands of different types of professional groups on LinkedIn so start joining groups where professionals youd like to work with are hanging out. Joining a LinkedIn group will display that group logo on your LinkedIn profile and reveal more about your professional interests with recruiters. The Harvard Business Review group is filled with professionals discussing articles and sharing insight: Just make sure to add value when joining these LinkedIn groups dont spam or simply post links without thoughtful commentary. 4. Strategically add relevant keywords in your professional headline and throughout your LinkedIn profile. Your LinkedIn headline is what will appear in the LinkedIn stream when a recruiter is searching out potential new employees. You want to be specific about what youre looking for to attract the right kind of recruiter. Your professional headline should reveal your career goal or type of profession youre interested in (e.g. Computer Science Major, Graduating 2014 interested in Tech Startups in San Francisco). Use relevant keywords throughout your profile; including in the: Skills & Expertise section, Test Scores section, and Courses section. How are you going to improve your LinkedIn profile? What suggestions do you have for college students? http://studenthacks.org/4-fantastic-ways-t... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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