Last Monday on Career Makeover Strategies, Dr. Jo Golden of From Chaos to Clarity shared some fantastic tips on what to do and what not to do when it comes to using LinkedIn. Here are just a few of the nuggets that Jo shared with us (For more info check out the resource at the bottom of the post):
- Don’t invite your connections until you have your profile set up: That’s the equivalent of having a house warming before you unpack.
- Use the privacy settings to control what gets displayed.
- Be selective about who you invite to connect from your contact list: Before you import address book into LinkedIn, be sure to remove any outdated contacts.
- Don’t just cut your resume and paste it into LinkedIn: Be creative in your summary, using lighter language to convey a good “story.”
For more tips and ideas on using LinkedIn as an employee and entrepreneur, listen to the replay on the Diva Toolbox Network: click here >>Career Makeover Strategies.
Resources:
Leveraging LinkedIn for marketing yourself or your products is a hot topic. Want to know more?
Have a look at Nate Kievman’s blog http://www.linkedintomarketing.com/blog/ or his join his “Linked Strategies Group” on LinkedIn. If you’re interested in the idea of engaging very specific groups that you don’t belong to, but perhaps want to learn from or connect with (like venture capitalists, for example), check out Nate’s book LinkedIntoMarketing to learn how he followed his business needs, engaged different groups, and developed relationships as essential parts of his method for success with LinkedIn.
