Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Lauren's List: Do's & Don'ts For Your LinkedIn Account

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT

FACEBOOK OR SNAPCHAT, MOST OF

US HAVE THOSE PRETTY MUCH MAST

ERRED.

RIGHT BUT WHAT ABOUT LINKED

IN.

AS LAUREN PASTRANA TELLS US YOU

MAY BE MAKING MISTAKES THAT ARE

HURTING YOUR PROFILE'S CHANCES

OF STANDING OUT LIKE THE REST.

Reporter: I LIKE 259 MILLION

OTHER PEOPLE HAVE A LINKED IN

ACCOUNT.

BUT HOW MANY OF US ARE USING IT

TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL?

89% OF RECRUITERS SURVEYED

REPORT HIRING SOMEONE THROUGH

LINKED IN.

AND OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE SAY

THEY FOUND A JOB THROUGH THE

SITE.

EXPERTS AT CAREER REALISM.COM

SAY MANY OF US ARE USING IT ALL

WRONG.

TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PROFILE

SHINE.

MAXIMIZE YOUR HEADLINE.

IF IT SIMPLY SAYS YOUR CURRENT

JOB TITLE YOU ARE MISSING A

HUGE OPPORTUNITY.

SPICE IT UP BY WORDS LIKE

PASSION, EXPERIENCE AND LET'S

TALK.

NEXT MAKE SURE IT ISN'T A

REHASH OF YOUR RESUME.

SHARE YOUR STORY AND CORE

BELIEFS AS TELERELATE TO YOUR

INDUSTRY AND PLAIN A LIST OF

YOUR SHORT TERM AND LONG-TERM

GOALS.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE

SO IMPORTANT WHEN TRYING TO

LAND A NEW JOB AND THE SAME

RULES APPLY TO LINKED IN.

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE LIFE

BLOOD OF LINKED IN AND THE BEST

WAY TO ESTABLISH YOUR

CREDIBILITY.

REACH OUT TO YOUR FORMER BOSSES

OR CLIENTS TO ASK IF THEY WOULD

BE WILLING TO WRITE A

RECOMMENDATION ON YOUR BEHALF.

AND FINALLY LEAVE OUT

NONRELEVANT SKILLS AND

ENDORSEMENT.

DRESS FOR THE JOB YOU WANT NOT

THE JOB YOU HAVE, THE SAME

APPLIES TO LINKED IN.

MAKE SURE YOUR SKILLS AND

ENDORSEMENTS REFLECT THE TYPE

OF JOB YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

AND HERE IS A TIP FOR YOU

ENDORSING SKILLS OF OTHER

PEOPLE IN YOUR THREAT WORK IS

THE FASTEST WAY TO HAVE YOUR

SKILLS ENDORSED AS WELL.

I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE EVER