Brent M. Jones - Connected Events Matter

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Don't add your “paper resume” to your LinkedIn profile

LinkedIn is a great tool; it provides the algorithms with much data to match you with job posting, but the paper resume’s goal is to check you precisely with a job posting.

The statement about the job title you apply for should be specifically aimed at the posting and how you fit. Scanners toss you out when they don’t see that you match the posting.

Does LinkedIn provide the option of attaching a printed resume under your header to allow it to be downloaded? Yes, but please don’t do it because it won’t match the requirements of any job you are applying for.

Your printed resume should be drafted to focus on a particular job. The summary statement on that resume needs to show that you are qualified for the job posting you are applying for, and the information should reflect the job posting.

The skills must show that you have the ten skills they are asking for.

Your printed resume is drafted for the particular job, and the LinkedIn “about section” is a broader overview of who you are and what you can do.

About LinkedIn

Your LinkedIn listing is what potential employers will see when they google your name, and there is an 80% chance they will google your name before inviting you to an interview.

According to LinkedIn, of the 675 million monthly and 250 million active users, only 3 million share content weekly- just over 1% of monthly users.

One million LinkedIn users are senior-level influencers, and 40 million are in decision-making positions.

There are 10 million employers and 7.5 million monthly job postings on LinkedIn.

59% of managerscontactapplicantssbasedontheirr LinkedInnprofilese.

70% of people are hired at a company they have a connection with.

Be sure you do the following

  • Update everything on your profile regularly

  • Make sure you add good content if you post

  • Have a good reason to ask for a connection

  • Personalize your connection requests

  • Treat people with respect

  • If you must send a pitch to your connections, don’t do it as soon as you connect. Build a relationship first.