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               No. 10– My Professional Profile on LinkedIn™                             I Want to    Now?
                                                                                                      Am I
               Overview/Goals:  »                                                       My Plan?   the Tools I
                                                                                          Be?
               Estimated Time: Ongoing, 2 hours

                                                                                                    Creating

                                                                                         What's


                                                                                                     Need
               LinkedIn™ is used to find job positions and to connect with colleagues for professional purposes.
               Consider it the “six degrees of separation”—when someone you know may be just a “handshake”
               away from someone you want or need to meet.  As a future professional, doing community work,
               advancing your career, working towards getting an internship, or going after your first job,
               LinkedIn™ will be valuable. You most definitely want to build your network now- not 30 days
                                          For Evaluation Only
               before you graduate. Remember, LinkedIn™ is all about being a professional…It is NOT a social or
               dating site.     ©2021 Learnovation®, LLC

               This exercise is designed to help you plan your online LinkedIn™ presence, create a LinkedIn™
               profile, and begin to use it to network with other people.

               Instructions:

               Complete the information in each section before setting up a LinkedIn™ profile. Use these pages to
               track additional information to keep your profile updated.

               LinkedIn™ is searched by Internet bots, so be sure to strategically choose your keywords and key
               samples to upload. What are your rare talents? What is your management philosophy? Do you
               have a specialty in the field? What is your research area of interest? Use this worksheet to get
               organized before you go to www.LinkedIn™ to create a profile. Once your LinkedIn™ profile is
               active, seek out people you want to network with professionally. Set a time on your calendar to
               update your profile at least every 3 months.

               1.  Plan for My Photo and Keywords

               List the professional photos you will include in your LinkedIn™ profile. List keywords you want to
               include in your heading to help a viewer understand who you are and what you can do.
               Professional Photo-- Choose a professional photo
                 TYPE                           Source
                 Head Shot

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