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Calling all professionals: An
up to date Resume and LinkedIn profile is a must
Having an up to date LinkedIn profile is essential for all Perth Executives and Professionals.
You should also make sure that your Resume or CV matches your LinkedIn profile closely.
Before a recruiter or hiring organisation reaches out to you, they will do a LinkedIn search first.
The role they are hiring for is important and they want to know how you will fit into their culture.
An outdated LinkedIn profile will not open the right doors for you.
Your LinkedIn profile is a powerful marketing tool
Do you remember setting up a LinkedIn profile a few years ago? When was the last time you spent time making sure the details are up to date? Make sure you compare it with your Perth Resume or CV, do the details match? They should mirror each other closely.
A half written or out-of-date LinkedIn profile can hurt rather than help your reputation.
Compare your Perth Resume or CV with your LinkedIn profile. If your work history is out of date, if your bio and skill-set does not reflect your current focus, expertise and experience, it not only confuses your message but may mean the difference between someone offering you a job interview or not.
"A ex-colleague recommends you as a perfect candidate for a new position. The hiring organisation immediately does a Google search to see what comes up before checking your LinkedIn profile, they want to do their due diligence before reaching out to you. When they see a LinkedIn profile that hasn’t changed in years, with outdated credentials, and no mention of the experience required for the position, they move on, and they are unlikely to consider any more recommendations from the person who thought you would be a perfect fit for their organisation either."
Talk about missed opportunities, and no chance this organisation will ask to see your Resume.
Making the most out of your LinkedIn profile
Perth executive hiring companies search LinkedIn for people they think would be the perfect candidates for the organisations they are assisting
Think of LinkedIn as your master CV or Resume, it is powerful, it is used by every Executive recruiter to search for and head hunt their perfect candidates. Which makes you wonder why executives and professionals are so blinkered when it comes to creating their LinkedIn profiles and keeping them up to date. If you need to update your Resume, you will need to update your LinkedIn profile as well.
Your LinkedIn profile should contain the following:
- Photograph: Use a professional head-shot in your LinkedIn profile. It's a small space, so the image needs to be nice and close, no distractions or other people. Look straight into the lens and smile. You need to look engaged, professional and motivated.
- Keep your About section up to date in your LinkedIn profile. A good way to keep your marketing strategy clean is to use the same wording as you have in the Executive Summary section on your Resume.
- Focus on clearly stating your experience, strengths and goals in your LinkedIn profile. Know what key words are important in your industry and use them. If you don’t know, research positions that have your job title, then make sure you use the same phrases.
- Get and give recommendations in your LinkedIn profile. Reach out to colleagues and clients and ask for recommendations.
- Keep your last job “current” in your LinkedIn profile. Your profile may be considered outdated (and get fewer displays to searches) if your last job has ended and you don’t have a new job to add. It’s easy to say that you’ve not updated it if asked.
- Be social in your LinkedIn profile. Join strategic groups, follow companies, and participate in conversations. Offer thoughtful responses and share solutions that give readers an insight into your expertise.
- Error Free: Proofread! Just as you need to make sure your Resume is correct, LinkedIn needs to be free of typos, incorrect grammar, and misspellings. Each time you update your profile, take a minute to go back and read through it carefully.
- Sections: Most sections such as Courses, Publications, Honours & Awards and Projects have a limited number of entries (50) so you may need to choose the best for each section or use an appendix you can list in the Featured Section. For writers and academics such as myself, there is not a section for presentations given, so you will have to choose another - I prefer Projects, but that's up to you. As a professional writer I have written hundreds of articles so have chosen to list only five (5) if anyone is really interested they can ask and I will happily supply the information.
Finally, go through your Perth Resume and make sure your dates correspond to your LinkedIn profile.
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