To: Team Connect 4
From: Christine Hsiao, team member of Team Connect 4
Date: February 22, 2022
Subject: Best Linkedln Practices
LinkedIn has become a massive platform for job hunting, connection, skills learning, and strengthening relationships. This platform is favoured by many companies and professionals. By understanding the benefits of using Linkedln to expand your social connections and learning, The lists of ten best practices below would help you maximize your output from using this platform.
Ten Best Practices include:
- Ensuring the profile is complete with a professional profile photo is important (Deehan)
- Keeping your profile up to date will attract more attention
- Joining relevant groups will provide salient new contacts (Shore)
- Listing relevant skills you have may attract more attention (Deehan)
- Turning your summary into a story that shows your background, strengths, passions, etc. (Deehan)
- Showing yourself by building a Linkedln profile (Schaffer)
- Getting social proof through Linkedln recommendations (Schaffer)
- Connecting with professionals who viewed your profile (Schaffer)
- Taking skills assessments (Deehan)
- Adding relevant media to your profile may help people to know you better. (“13 LinkedIn Profile Best Practices”)
Making an excellent profile on LinkedIn takes time and practice. Trying to walk through the list of ten best practices found from reliable sources. Hope this will help you for building your LinkedIn profile.
All the best,
Work Cited:
Lua, Alfred. “The Quick Guide to LinkedIn Marketing Strategy: 9 Best Practices.” Buffer, 2022, https://buffer.com/library/linkedin-marketing/.
Schaffer, Neal. “21 Linkedln Best Practices for Business Professionals to Follow for Success.” NEALSCHAFFER, 5 Sept 2021, https://nealschaffer.com/linkedin-best-practices/.
Shore, Jennifer, “17 LinkedIn Marketing Best Practices.” SmartBug., 16 Jan 2020, https://www.smartbugmedia.com/blog/17-linkedin-marketing-best-practices.
“13 LinkedIn Profile Best Practices.” Ledgeview Partners, https://ledgeviewpartners.com/blog/linkedin-profile-best-practices/. Accessed 21 February 2022.