Online Identity Management Workshop (HC)

LinkedIn: social media platform for advertising your professional accomplishments and aspirations and for making and managing professional contacts

Where to start:

• Make connections with people you know - friends, family - and grow your network from there
  • Strong and Weak Ties: Why Your Weak Ties Matter

Making a LinkedIn Profile that Works for You: 

• You never know what potentially useful contact will come across your profile. LinkedIn is used heavily by recruiters to identify job candidates
• Make sure your profile is professional well put together!
  • https://careersidekick.com/best-linkedin-profile-tips/
    • Put keywords and search terms in your skills section
    • Good, professional photo and specific current job title
    • Make sure all your information is accurate and up-to-date
      • Your profile is basically your resume
    • Get recommendations for work you've done (https://careersidekick.com/get-linkedin-recommendations/)
    • Copy what others have done

Keep in mind that LinkedIn is not the only social platform for gaining career knowledge and advancing your professional standing.

Use Facebook and Twitter:

• To follow people who's jobs you're interested in
  • what are they reading, who are they following, what professional opportunities are they talking about?