Using LinkedIn to Get Hired by Google
This is the story of a bright boy:
- From Africa,
- Having done its academic background in Africa.
- Who had a dream: to work in the US.
But what miracle has Google’s human resources in Mountain View, done to identify this talent?
1: Get help
Enter at Google, in the Silicon Valley, is a dream for lovers of innovation and IT.
Moreover, in Africa it is like winning the Olympics or the football World Cup.
But if you are going to run the Olympics, are you going to do it:
- Without a method?
- Without preparation?
- Without a coach?
It is therefore necessary to get help if you want to run the Olympics.
2: Know how to valorise yourself
Personal marketing is a key point in order to be detected by Google.
Imagine you buy a bottle of Coke or Pepsi. Remove the packaging of the bottle: What value do you give to the product? The product is the same, but the value is not the same.
It's the same for you. Your LinkedIn profile is like the packaging of a product. If it's not improved, Google will not identify you as talent.
3: Working his mind
You must believe in yourself and in your star and not give up before it began:
- Do you believe in your abilities?
- Are you demanding with yourself?
- Is your commitment total to the project?
- What steps did you take to win?
4: Be professional
Being professional means looking at Google better than all your competitors:
- Understanding the environment and the challenges of the company .
- Identifying urgent needs of Google in your area of expertise.
- Making connections with your talents to solve the problems.
- Publishing your ideas via your LinkedIn profile so that Google’s teams see it.
Being professional is to avoid amateurism. The amateur practices sports on Sunday. This is not his priority. His goal is not to win the Olympics.
5: Embody the future
On the beaches of California and elsewhere, surfers seek the wave on which they will surf.
To anticipate, to prepare, to see it coming, to be there at the right time, and ultimately to surf it. That is the goal of professional surfers.
The wave is the innovation that will come:
- Are you like California’s surfers?
- Do you embody the future?
- How do you prove it?
Google is looking for talents who will invent tomorrow.
6: Manage time
If you wish to participate in the Olympics:
- When will you start your preparation?
- What methods are you going to devote to this project?
- What will be your priorities?
Your enemy is the passing of time, wasted time, the time you will not have again.
The sooner you start the more chances you have of reaching the unreachable.
Are you ready?
Pr. Pascal Faucon - How to improve my LinkedIn profile to be hired by Google?
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9 年Moncef Bounour a regarder :)
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9 年I appreciate. It's indeed a good article.
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9 年Thank you for sharing these great statements. I just wanted to underline that doing our academic education is Africa (which is a continent that contains 55 countries) can also be an advantage. Countries like South Africa, Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria provide pretty high leveled degrees in many fields and recognized internationally. Regards,
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9 年I am sure at one point I did work for them, but I can't remember, but it would be awesome if I did.