Thinking of Adding A LinkedIn Link to Your Resume

Miriam Salpeter founder of Keppie Careers, is a career coach with over 10 years of experience. She encourages, enlightens and empowers job seekers for success by writing top-notch resumes and providing a toolbox of practical tips and support. Learn more about Miriam and Keppie Careers at her career advice blog: www.keppiecareers.wordpress.com. Miriam is joining Gina and I as we participate in the Great Blog Off. Enjoy!

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Thinking of Adding A LinkedIn Link to Your Resume

by Miriam Salpeter

In light of the fact that linkedin recently announced that it had raised over $53 million in capital, it appears that the site will continue to be a valuable resource for professionals if a variety of fields. Have you considered adding a hotlink to your linkedin profile on your resume or other job-search correspondence?
If so, keep these tips in mind:

• Make sure your linkedin and your resume match up 100%. Sometimes, since it’s “just linkedin,” jobseekers are not as careful about dates and details as they would be on a resume. You don’t want any discrepancies to raise red flags.
• Spend as much time making your linkedin profile perfect as you do your resume. Neither should have typos or careless errors.
• Enhance your linkedin profile. Be sure to optimize your linkedin materials, as many recruiters source from that pool of passive job seekers.
• Be aware that potential employers will use linkedin resources to find out about you. Granted, this is true whether or not you offer the link, but if you have a profile and offer the link, be sure you don’t mind people following up with common connections without your knowledge.
• Be careful about what information you make public. For example, if you’ve asked a lot of questions about job hunting in the “Answers” section of linkedin, you may not want to make your list of questions public on your linkedin profile.

I helped a client update his linkedin profile, and he now includes a link in email correspondence to employers. It may have been a coincidence, but the first employer he sent a link called him in for an interview the very next day! My client is convinced that linkedin played a role.

If you have a strong linkedin profile, solid connections to colleagues and employers and have spent time enhancing your linkedin image, you will be prepared to use linkedin as a job-hunting tool.

Keppie Careers will help you with your linkedin profile, your resume and coach you through every step of your job hunt. Feel free to visit Miriam at www.keppiecareers.com, Email: results@keppiecareers.com.

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