BENGALURU: In this digital world, LinkedIn has overcome the traditional methods of job searching and connecting people. It has been seen that there are about 97 percent of HR professionals and about 77 percent of job postings on the LinkedIn. If you are searching for a job change then do grab this opportunity which only takes some smart work that has to be done on the LinkedIn profile, those are:

Include Job details: Job details needs to be filled and updated; also make sure to fill every role of the past. Further, along with the past responsibilities also update current position along with your title, location, and responsibilities. Some experts say that adding multimedia component of the work will add value to the profile.

Filter through the skills and endorsements: Most of the people clicked ‘add’ to every endorsement that has been sent to you.  Well, there are some skills and endorsements that just shouldn’t make the cut. As this will affect the way people look at the profile. It is seen that every additional skills or endorsements included, tops the list and it is always better to check and filter through skills.

Take a professional photograph: a professional photo looks good for a LinkedIn profile as this is the first thing profile visitors usually see. Avoid uploading photos which are casual as these photos are meant for social media sites.

Expand the network: When searching for an industry, make sure you are well connected among your industry network. This will boost the chances of landing a job swiftly. When it comes to network, 100 is far more impressive than 10 connections. Additionally, include personal connections who are employed in other industries as this will help to add another link to the chain.

Build an impressive headline: Along with the photo headline also adds an impressive value to the profile.  A short and crisp headline will look better than a long paragraph which will consume more time to read. Note that whenever the current position or company is changed, LinkedIn defaults the headline. So it is always wise to keep on updating the headline whenever changes are made on the profile.

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