20 top tips & tricks

  Andy Priestner & Meg Westbury
Check out all
the NEW
profile
sections and
fill them in
(LinkedIn has
changed for
the better)
‘I’d like to add you
to my professional
       network’        Personalise
                             your
                        invitation
                       to connect
Say ‘hello’
after
connecting
Manage
 both
 your
profiles
   -

public
   &
private
Find a
role model
networker
and learn
from them
Join a group
and actively
  contribute
        to it
If job-
searching,
success will
come from
networking
and sharing
NOT
desperation
Connect
         your
connections
(if you think
  they could
collaborate)
Update your
status with
meaningful &
appropriate
content (this is
a professional
network)
Use an
 established
 connection
     to ‘get
introduced’
If job-
searching,
find a
company
insider to
give
you the
lowdown
A complete
 profile and
smart use of
   keywords
will improve
        your
  findability
Write a
recommendation
or endorse a skill
(don’t sit and wait
to be
recommended)
If there is
 not a group
around your
       area of
  interest or
   expertise,
    start one
Promote
your profile
(customise
your URL,
get a badge,
and add to
your email
signature)
Check out
      contacts
       at your
  alma mater,
via the alumni
search facility
Download
and explore
the sleek
new mobile
apps and use
it on the go
Check out
 company
     pages
  (they’re
      cool)
Make your
home page
feel less
cluttered by
customising
your news
feed
Connect,
share, like
 – become
   a ‘good
  LinkedIn
   citizen’
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/andypriestner
http://www.linkedin.com/in/megwestbury

LinkedIn: 20 Top Tips & Tricks