Chapter 3

Building Your Profile

In This Chapter

arrow Determining your contact settings

arrow Crafting your summary information

arrow Adding a position to your profile

arrow Including your education information in your profile

arrow Putting additional information in your profile

arrow Viewing your profile

arrow Setting your Web profile URL and public view

arrow Updating your contact settings

After you register with LinkedIn and work to build your network by looking outward, it's time to look inward by focusing on your profile. Think of your LinkedIn profile as your personal home page to the professional world: This profile exists to give anyone a complete picture of your background, qualifications, and skills as well as paint a picture ...

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