LinkedIn is a very valuable tool for professionals wanting to advance their careers. Networking and cultivating professional relationships is key in a successful career.
I am using my LinkedIn profile as a tool for developing, maintaining, and expanding my professional network by following these guidelines:
- Connect with current contacts
- Follow and connect with companies
- Join groups
- Request LinkedIn connections
- Request endorsements
- Monitor people viewing my profile
- Explore other profiles
On my page, you will find the following sections which are updated according to my sample job application:
- Summary: Express my background and career objectives.
- Experience: Detail my work experience and transferable skills.
- Education: Detail my academic endeavours.
- Volunteer Experience & Causes: Detail my volunteer experience, transferable skills, and causes I am passionate about.
- Skills: Outline my skills and allow others to endorse them.
- Honors & Awards: Highlight some of my major achievements.
- Courses: Highlight my upper-level coursework relevant to professional career.
- Languages: Note that my native language is English.
- Interests: State extracurricular activities I am involved in.
I encourage you to visit my LinkedIn profile and connect with me.