Topic: Top Ten LinkedIn Career Tools
Date: Saturday 27 July 2024 10:30am – 11:30am
Organisation: Career Development Association of Australia CDAA
Address: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3006 Door 10
Event details: https://www.careerexpo.com.au
Slides: Below
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeRJhyySmzM
Shared Online: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn Profile, LinkedIn Page, Twitter
Top 10 LinkedIn Career Tools
By Sue Ellson
- LinkedIn Profile Updated
• Fully completed
• Focus on Photo, Headline, About Sections
• Complete as many sections as possible
• If you are not working now, add in a ‘job’ – algorithm favours currently employed
• Talk about Achievements Past Tense
• Talk about Tasks in Present Tense
• Include a Description of the Employer
• Include Media Links
• Minimum six Recommendations Given and Received - Skills Focus
• Can add 50 Skills to your LinkedIn Profile
• Can nominate top 5 Skills with About Section
• Can nominate individual Skills for each listed – Experience
– Education
– Licenses and Certifications
– Projects
• Give and Receive Endorsements
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning with library card - Jobs Tab
• Can set up Job Alerts
• Can use Interview Prep
• Can use Job seeker guidance
• https://www.linkedin.com/jobs - Open to Work Button
• Can set up Job Alerts
• Can use Interview Prep
• Can use Job seeker guidance
• https://www.linkedin.com/jobs - Add Services
• Add five job titles
• Three location types – Onsite, Hybrid, Remote
• Up to five locations – Onsite and Remote
• Start Date
• Employment Types
• Recruiters Only – no Green Frame - Strategic Follows
• Follow Company Pages where you would like to work
• Connect and/or Follow people there in similar roles
• Click Notification Bell and choose ‘All’ Posts
• React to the content in your Newsfeed and add Comments - Strategic Networking
• Be goal clear first
• Networking, Referrals, Voluntary Work
• Find people who can provide information
• Find people who can refer
• Contact people and say thank you
• Thank the referrer
• LinkedIn Search & Google Advanced Search - Strategic Publishing
• Curate or Create
• Posts, Articles, Newsletters
• Collaborative Articles https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/topics/home
• Text, Images, Videos, Polls, PDFs - Events and Groups
• https://www.linkedin.com/events and register, attend, network
• https://www.linkedin.com/groups for research, be selective - Professional Support
• CDAA Member
• Pay by the Hour
• Job Skills different to Job Search Skills
• Secure a more aligned and better paying role and reuse skills in the future
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