Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile is a guide for allowing you to get the most out of your job search or networking opportunities.

1. Power Up Your
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PROFILE

2. LinkedIn is one of the most important steps in
moving forward in your career, for plans to
make business connections and/or form critical
partnerships. So, creating a GREAT LinkedIn
profile is not only important, it’s essential.
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3. Think of your LinkedIn profile
as an online version of your
resume or display of your
company capabilities. So, use
it as a way to showcase
your talents or the
capabilities of your
organization.
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4. So Let’s Power UP
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5. Whether you are creating a
new profile or revamping a
current one, the following
steps will be essential
to powering UP your
profile.
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6. Start compiling the information
that you’d like to be on your
profile or content that you’d like
to add to upgrade your profile.
You can use points from your
traditional resume or create
new content.
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7. AFTER CREATING YOUR PROFILE,
The NEXT GOAL IS
TO BE FOUND
So, adding keywords are essential!
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8. Start with your Headline
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9. Add more keywords throughout your profi
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le

10. Make sure to complete your
entire LinkedIn Profile!
Remember, think of your
profile as your online resume.
Also, utilize all additional
sections that will showcase
your talents.
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11. Courses
There’s a section that allows
you to add your college
courses. This is a GREAT
place to showcase the
courses that you’ve taken
that are relevant to the job or
opportunity that you are
seeking. So make sure you
ADD them!
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12. Showcase your skills & endorsements
The BEST way to increase the amount
of endorsements that you have is to
endorse others. Make sure you are
willing to stand behind your
endorsement. DON’T endorse people
JUST to get a reciprocal endorsement.
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13. Employers are looking for employees with a wide range of experiences. So, make sure
you add volunteer experiences, causes and any works you have published.
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14. Add your Volunteer Experience and Causes
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15. If you’ve written any articles add them to the Publications section
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16. More things you SHOULD add to your profile ....
•Projects for each individual position.
•Slideshows displaying your work.
•A copy of your portfolio
•Videos that you’ve created.
•And more....
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17. Don’t forget to add a photo of yourself
•The image should display you in a
professional manner.
•Refrain from using a cute pet photo.
•The photo should not be a group photo.
•Do not use an Instagram selfie.
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18. Don’t Forget to Customize your URL
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19. Start Searching for Your New Job
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20. Don’t Forget...
•Check in daily.
•See who’s viewed your profile.
•Visit the profiles of those that
have viewed your profile.
•Connect to companies that you
are interested in working for.
•Continue to make connections
for networking.
•Keep your profile updated.
•Add new content regularly.
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21. Ready, Set
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GO...........

22. Anise Smith
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/AniseSmithMarketing
@AniseSmith
/in/anisesmith/