April 2020
Beginner
400 pages
9h 37m
English
Content preview from LinkedIn Profile Optimization For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Chapter 5
Establishing Your Calling Card
IN THIS CHAPTER
Adding and editing your name
Selecting your field of business
Adding your contact information
Think of the top part of your LinkedIn profile as your calling card. In fact, LinkedIn even calls it your intro card. This upper most section of your profile gives your reader a quick overview of who you are and what you do. This area also provides the information a person needs to reach out to contact you. In a single glance, your reader sees:
- Your profile picture
- Your background photo
- Your headline
- Whether you are a premium LinkedIn member
- Your location
- Your current company
- A school you attended
- The number of first-degree connections you have
- Your contact information
- Whether you provide services or if you are openly looking for new opportunities
In this chapter, I show you how to set up this section of your LinkedIn profile in the most optimized manner to ensure the right people are able to find and contact you. Let’s start with your name.
Using the Name Field Correctly
What can be easier than adding your name to your LinkedIn profile? Turns out, the name field is an area where people repeatedly make mistakes.
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