With the growing number of professional networking websites and the popularity of social networking sites, it is possible to meet or be seen by thousands maybe millions of people. However, your identity on the Internet can affect your life immensely. Many employers Google prospective job candidates to see what is floating around the Internet about them. However, using professional network sites like LinkedIn can be a wonderful tool to advance your career, meet colleagues within your profession, and even advance your own business or find candidates to hire. Learn to make the most of these sites and avoid making mistakes that could affect you negatively. Read on to learn how to use professional networking websites.
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Difficulty:
Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Log into your professional networking account. Possibilities include LinkedIn, ZoomInfo or Bright Fuse.
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Review your public profile as though you were a potential employer. Jot down anything that appears unprofessional or (equally as important) irrelevant.
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Revise your content based on the list you made. Remove or re-word anything not pertinent to the job you are seeking. Remove everything that is too personal or unprofessional.
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Upload a photo if the site allows it. It should be a professional looking head shot. Depending on the type of profession you're in, you may have a more personal or fun photo, just always be conscientious about who may see it and make your decision accordingly. A photo puts a face to a resume, so it can be very beneficial.
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Avoid listing tons and tons of clubs, organizations and accomplishments if they are unimportant. Select an important few and show those. It's great to find an common interest you share with someone else, but if you belong to an organization and simply carry the card without being an active participant, you shouldn't list it.
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Search the site for former colleagues and bosses you were or still are close to. LinkedIn calls them "Connections." You can see the connections that your own connections have. You can request that you connection introduce you (online or in person) to one of their connections. You can also recommend your connections and you should.
Tips & Warnings
Emailing someone out of the blue is something you usually should not do. However, if you have a solid reason to contact the person, then do so. Be polite, but get to the point. No one likes random emails from strangers that ramble on about nothing.
Privacy settings are available for almost any website for good reasons. If you publish things online in a blog or use social networking sites such as Myspace that you prefer your boss or co-workers not see, then set them to private. If have a very opinionated blog that could damage your work reputation, publish it anonymously.
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