MEMORANDUM
To: Members of Team Potluck, an ENGL 301 Writing Team
From: Noah Saini, Member of Team Potluck
Date: October 23, 2021
Subject: Ten Best Practices for Using LinkedIn
Dear Team Potluck:
LinkedIn is an excellent resource to network, market oneself, attain general market information, and find career opportunities. The benefits from specific LinkedIn user actions can result in practical outputs from the social media site. My research on the best LinkedIn practices has resulted in the list below.
Profile Tips
- Creating an enticing summary displays who you are. (Deehan)
- Selecting a profile and background photos that are professional will help (Deehan)
- Choosing skills that are applicable to what you do or want to do. Listing irrelevant skills is unnecessary and can be tiresome to read. (Deehan)
- Completing skill assessments to display on your profile is beneficial. Skill assessment completion will demonstrate to employers that you are well-versed in certain job-related skills, thus increasing your chance of being hired. (Deehan)
- Maintain your profile by updating it regularly (Cowles)
Content Recommendations
- Posting and building articles that are in demand can help grow your network and demonstrate leadership. Use your ability to create or share content while educating others. (Stahl)
- Checking your comments and direct messages for the inquiries of others can lead to opportunities. (Stahl)
- Adding comments to posts to create conversation and express opinion (even if your opinion differs from others) will promote across LinkedIn. (Deehan)
Networking and Job Searching
- Reaching out to those who have commonalities with you can lead to meaningful connections. Connect with those individuals by mentioning their content or content that they can relate to. (Cowles)
- Utilizing features that allow you to set your job searching status may result in job opportunities. If you indicate that are available to work and looking for a new job, there is a higher chance that you will be contacted by recruiters. (Cowles)
- Downloading the LinkedIn application to your mobile device will allow individuals to reap various convenience benefits. (Stahl)
Conclusion
Everyone should maximize the benefits to be reaped from LinkedIn. It is a crucial tool to improve your career in a variety of ways, but only if you take the right actions listed in this memo.
Works Cited
Cowles, Charlotte. “Tap LinkedIn for Career Opportunities”, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/at-home/linkedin-career-opportunities.html
Deehan, Jane. “20 Steps to a Better LinkedIn Profile in 2020.” LinkedIn Sales Blog, LinkedIn, 20 Feb. 2020, https://www.linkedin.com/business/sales/blog/profile-best-practices/17-steps-to-a-better-linkedin-profile-in-2017.
Stahl, Ashley. “How To Use LinkedIn To Your Advantage: Tips To Build Career Success.”, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2020, https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2020/01/29/how-to-use-linkedin-to-your-advantage-tips-to-build-career-success/?sh=1ffd84d74035
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