(Newswire.net — July 13, 2021) —
Building a professional profile that you can be proud of can land you a dream job. People look at various parts of a professional profile in order to hire or even schedule interviews. The role that you have really dictates what type of profile that you should create. Putting together sample pitchdecks for certain products can land a job for a top sales professional. Presenting yourself well in person is always going to be important but the importance of doing this via virtual meetings will slowly become more important. The following are tips to build a professional profile that will turn some heads of hiring managers and recruiters.
Create a LinkedIn Profile With No Errors
The creation of a LinkedIn profile with no errors is very important. Some jobs do not ask for a resume but rather just have to link your profile URL. Professional headshots are very important as this will help present the best side of yourself. Do not be afraid to ask former managers for recommendations if you are proud of what you did at that job role. The right recommendations on LinkedIn can be worth their weight in gold. A top CEO recommending you can lead to job offers simply due to your connection with the CEO.
Announce Things You Are Proud Of
LinkedIn is something that you can use to announce things that you are proud of. Promotions or even finished products can allow you to update your professional network of things. Social media in general can be a great place to do this but make sure you use the appropriate hashtags. People search hashtags that are relevant to their job roles all of the time.
Create An Online Portfolio Of Work
Creatives and others need to make an online portfolio of their work and accomplishments. Getting your own website and designing it will be worth the investment of time as well as money. Linking to this in job applications and on your LinkedIn profile is important. You might not want to make your LinkedIn too wordy as so many people call themselves a guru or expert when they actually are neither. Let your work speak for itself and do not undersell the things that you have accomplished. Take the time to compile what you have done and put it into a timeline.
Purge Your Social Media Accounts
Social media has been around for so long that you could have posts from over a decade ago that you regret. You might not have said anything out of line but could have pictures you do not want hiring managers to see. Even if your profile is set to private, a hiring manager could look at a friend’s profile to do some investigating. If you do not want to do this, take the time to set everything to private and change the name on the account.
Building a professional profile that turns heads will take time as you need to accomplish things. Be proud of what you have done instead of underselling yourself.