Overview
Over the past decade, LinkedIn has become an increasingly important tool for job seekers to utilize in landing their next role-- from networking with potential employers to being recruited based on your LinkedIn profile. Some hiring managers will look at your LinkedIn profile before inviting you to an interview. Many include a link to their profile on their cover letter. For this week, you will create or edit your LinkedIn profile.
Browse these short articles to begin this assignment:
LinkedIn Mistakes To Avoid Links to an external site.
Create or Update Your LinkedIn Profile Directions
Taking what you learned from the readings, update your LinkedIn profile and do a few tasks:
1. Write a list of the updates you made to your LinkedIn profile. (You should at least address the areas mentioned in the article: photo, headline, About, and Experience).
2. Request to connect with your instructor, <First Last Name>, on LinkedIn
3. Request to connect with at least three other people you'd like to network with.
4. Turn in this assignment with the link to your LinkedIn profile (preferably a customized URL Links to an external site.), the names of your three or more new requests to connect, and your list of the updates you made to your LinkedIn profile.
Is there a way to incorporate these questions into this assignment?
- What is your opinion of LinkedIn for networking and recruiting?
- How do you plan to use LinkedIn?
- If you are not planning to use LinkedIn, what will you use to network?