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20 top tips & tricks
Andy Priestner & Meg Westbury
2013
Check out all the NEWprofile sections and fill them in(LinkedIn has changed for the better)
Personalise your
invitation to connect
‘I’d like to add
you to my
professional
network’
Say ‘hello’ after connecting
Manage both your
profiles-
public&
private
Find a role modelnetworkerand learn from them
Join a group and actively contribute
to it
If job-searching, success will come from networking and sharing NOT desperation
Connect your
connections (if you
think they could
collaborate)
Update yourstatus withmeaningful & appropriate content (this is a professionalnetwork)
Use anestablishe
d connectio
nto ‘get
introduced’
If job-searching,find a companyinsider to give you thelowdown
A complete
profile and smart
use of keywords
will improve
your findability
Write arecommendationor endorse a skill(don’t sit and wait to be recommended)
If there is not a group
around your area
of interest or
expertise, start one
Promoteyour profile(customise your URL, get a badge, and add to your email signature)
Check outcontacts
at your alma mater,
via the alumni search facility
Download and explorethe sleek new mobile apps and use it on the go
Check out
company pages (they’re
cool)
Make your home page feel less cluttered by customisingyour news feed
Connect, share, like –
become a ‘good
LinkedIn citizen’
Connect with us on
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andypriestner http://www.linkedin.com/in/megwestbury
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