Ready to Begin Your LinkedIn Journey?

Looks like you’re all set for lift off!

Congratulations for discovering the joys of being part of LinkedIn!

You have definitely begun an enriching journey to enhance your professional reputation by making posts in the community’s news feed, and commenting on other people's posts there.

To help you make the most of your LinkedIn experience, I stay up-to-date with strategies for this indispensable online platform that connects the world's professionals.

So, here are some helpful LinkedIn tips which can help you make better use of your time on LinkedIn.

First of all, I will make sure that my LinkedIn profile photo (and also background photo) are current and properly reflect my personal brand.

These photos are very important. Why, you ask? Well, because they set the tone for the rest of your profile, where you can only include a few photos and limited graphics.

So, choose photos that display your professionalism. At every opportunity, you must seek to make a great first impression lah!

Then, it’s also crucial to come up with my LinkedIn headline that clearly states what I do and how I can help people.

But ya lah, don’t simply use the default LinkedIn headline (your current job title and current company name), my friends…

Be a bit more hardworking and create a headline that will entice readers to look at the rest of your profile.

This will improve the chances of them reaching out and asking you to connect – and hopefully these relationships will lead to quantifiable results.

I would also properly keyword optimise my profile so the LinkedIn search ranking algorithm gives me the favour I deserve.

I do quite a few group and one-on-one LinkedIn consultations each week, and keyword optimisation helps a lot!

It is the quickest way to get my clients to come up on the first few pages of LinkedIn searches for their products and services.

It is the easiest thing to fix so don’t wait around to make this critical adjustment to your profile!

Also, I prepare for networking type meetings by reviewing the LinkedIn profiles of the participants and doing a filtered search of their networks.

LinkedIn makes it extremely easy to research people’s career paths, what they’re currently doing, what they’re interested in, and who they know.

Do some research beforehand, and then you’ll spend less time getting to know them and more time learning how you can help them and they can help you.

I will always customise my invitation when asking someone to join my LinkedIn network.

Remember, you’re asking to be part of someone’s treasured asset – their network – so be respectful…

Let them know that you’ll treat them and their network with the highest level of professionalism – and don’t forget to tell them how they’ll benefit as well!

Always review who’s viewed my profile and take the appropriate steps to stay in touch with them.

It should be clear that LinkedIn is a tool you can use to enhance your professional networking and job searching activities.

But many people also use the site to grow their contacts and find career opportunities, and the Jobs section of the site is a powerful tool for finding and applying for jobs.

There are also settings on LinkedIn that let you alert recruiters that you're actively job searching as well.

So yes, having an active and well put together LinkedIn profile will significantly increase the chances of your discovery by various companies looking to hire people based on your skills and experience.

Also, 75% of people who recently changed jobs used LinkedIn to inform others of their career decision.

This is mainly because it hosts more than 600 million professional profiles, LinkedIn has nearly an unlimited supply of network connections and job opportunities.

Finally, there’s also LinkedIn Learning!

This online learning platform offers courses in relevant subjects taught by experts in that field. And yes, you guessed it! I am proud to be one of these experts sharing their vast experiences here with you!

Incidentally, LinkedIn Learning currently offers more than 16,000 courses in seven different languages… so take your pick!

From seeking a new job to maintaining your personal brand and learning new tricks of the trade, LinkedIn is an indispensable part of being a full-fledged professional in any industry these days!

Aren’t you glad you are now part of this global revolution now?