LinkedIn is a fabulous addition to your job application. It helps back up what is on your resume and verifies your credibility when you have taken the time to acquire endorsements and recommendations.
Having a rock solid profile that grabs the reads attention can make a big difference in getting a call for an interview or being head hunted.
Analytics and feedback application company TruConversion have put together an easy to understand infographic on some of the ways you can more attract interest from your connections.
At the top of the list are gaining endorsements for the skills you’ve listed. This is also important for you being shown up in LinkedIn’s recruitment tool. The more skills you have and are endorsed for, the higher the chance you have of being contacted by a recruiter. In general, filling out all possible information areas will increase your profile’s visibility by over 40%. Just listing your skills makes your profile 13 times more likely to be viewed.
Having a 100% complete profile increase your profile’s visibility and simply having your skills listed makes your profile 13 times more likely to be viewed.
Engaging with LinkedIn also helps. Like anything really, the more you use and connect with people on LinkedIn the higher your visibility. According to TruConversion it is recommended you post 20 times each month to reach 60% of your audience. Check out this blog post by Heather Townsend on improving your networking results by using LinkedIn for 9 minutes a day: A daily LinkedIn routine to improve your networking results
Other helpful tips include the best time to post and the importance of a profile picture. So enjoy devouring this great infographic on “How to create a perfect LinkedIn profile“.
