All you need to know about best LinkedIn profile setup

Completing the profile by filling up all the required details are enough though!
We are going to discuss some important details which are essential when it comes to networking and reaching influential people.

Professional profile like Linkedin is generally made to reach following objectives-

1. finding jobs
2. making a social and professional image of you
3. connecting with people by joining different communities and groups

To achieve these goals, you just need to answer these questions?

1. Is there ample information on your profile?
2. Does it gives that perfect look and feel?

For both the above arrows to reach the targets, just go through below points and customize your profile accordingly.

Initial impact- First part of LinkedIn Profile

Either a person is on his mobile device or on a desktop, profile summary is what comes first. It has to be effective that lasts a good impression. Idea is to keep it basic, yet powerful.

1. Background picture(1584 × 396px) - You could make a photo collage and put it into background picture, could be a quote or saying but it should not be too long, or just a template. You can search for the free template on different websites like Canva(click here to go to the website and search the template).
2. Profile picture - professional and clear picture of you is enough.
3. Headline - be original while writing this part. Try to say more in few words.
4. Updated current position - Check that it is updated and have relevant information regarding your employment
5. How to write a LinkedIn Summary - Be straightforward in writing the summary. A perfect one should include 3-5 short paragraphs, interactive words, and bullets if required.
6. Media - you can add images of your achievements at a workplace, videos of recent activity that happened and a presentation to display your portfolio or industry.interest specific.

This section has a lot to attract right people like background picture, heading, summary - everything has to be correct and to the point. Check out some of the profiles below to get an overview and then think how your profile could stand out in the crowd-



You must check these best LinkedIn profiles in above slides where I have highlighted the best part of every profile. Third and forth has the best background picture while every profile has an effective headline. every profile is unique in its own way.

Scroll down to other employment section-

1. Experience
2. Education
3. Featured Skills
4. Recommendations
5. Accomplishments
6. Interest

Make sure they all are updated with your recent work and if you do not have much to write in one section, just leave that part excluding the important ones (education, experience and skills).

Edit public profile and URL

Edit URL- personalize the URL, so whenever you will share it with others it gives a good impact which is lesser in case of random numbers that is showing right now.

Edit visibility

Make sure your profile is set to Public.

Other headings can be made 'enabled' or 'disabled' as per the preferences. Let's suppose if you will be finding jobs through LinkedIn job search, you might show your skills and others have it optional.

Create profile badge

This option does not come under linkdin profile impact and rather used to showcase your profile on your blog or online resume.

All efforts you put to have an effective profile will lead you to achieve the target at a faster rate.

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LinkedIn also has a help section for queries - Click here to check.