A short and basic guide to our thinking about setting up and using your LinkedIn profile.

1. Where’s Your Profile? some thoughts from

2. Got a great job that’s all going well?

3. The time to start networking is now.

4. You might be wondering how.

5. Are social networks worth the effort?

6. Would you appreciate having access to people who will help you in the future?

7. Start building your network today, when you least need it.

8. Just five minutes a day can be enough.

9. Creating your own basic profilewill take about fifteenminutes.

10. Invite the people that you talk to daily to connect with you.

11. Recommendations on your profile will show others your value.

12. Recruiters often contact people with acompellingprofile.

13. Show me what you look like and let me see you’re real.

14. Share who you are, what you do, and add your motivation.

15. Share your story, taking me beyond your resume and into your journey.

16. Be open and encourage people to connect: opportunity needs a door.

17. Quick updates will help people to connect to you as an individual.

18. People follow those who share their successes and their failures.

19. Genuine and positive sharing will keep you in other people’s minds.

20. Are social networks worth the effort?

21. Would you appreciate having access to people who will help you in the future?

22. Start building your network today, when you least need it.

23. Thank you for your time. these thoughts were from

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