A profile on LinkedIn is your online CV and it is up to you and you alone whether it looks professional or puts other people off contacting you with attractive offers. Imagine that you are on your way to a job interview. You enter the room and the first thing they judge you on is how you look and how you greet them. The same stands for LinkedIn, which is being used by an ever-increasing number of personnel managers. So avoid the following mistakes, brought to your attention by Socialmediatoday.com.
Unprofessional photograph
Your photograph is the first thing a visitor to your profile will look at. It immediately tells the experienced personnel manager how you dress and comb your hair, how you are in terms of hygiene, what sort of environment you move in, what can be taken from the expression on your face etc.
Lengthy inactivity
LinkedIn is a social network on which other people regularly monitor your activity. They keep an eye on what has changed in your profile, what you are commenting on, who recommends you and so on. It is therefore worthwhile setting out, for example, 10 minutes a day to spend here.
Poor level of language
Misspellings and grammar mistakes do not make a good impression. You should, therefore, thoroughly check everything you write. Whatever your mother tongue, write your profile in English as well. A good knowledge of language is doubly important here.
Links to a personal website
Think carefully whether it is a good idea for you to provide links to your profile on Facebook or Twitter or even to your own private website in your LinkedIn profile. Do not bring unnecessary attention to things that could damage your career.
Recommendations from friends only
Recommendations from other LinkedIn users should reflect your professionalism. If you only have recommendations from your school mates and friends in your profile, it could arouse suspicion.
Insufficient descriptions of work experience
It should be clear from the way you describe your previous jobs what assignments you were charged with and what responsibilities you had.
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