Is Your LinkedIn Profile 100% Complete - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Is Your Profile 100% Complete You may be wondering what 100% complete is, and why it even matters. When your profile meets their criteria for completeness, your profile is  more likely to land higher in search results. Your visibility increases dramatically. Executive recruiters and hiring decision makers at your target companies are more likely to land on your profile when theyre sourcing and assessing  good-fit candidates. In mid-February, changed  the completeness criteria and the way they calculate profile completeness: The new calculation gives you more control of your score by emphasizing things you have direct control over, like Skills, and putting less weight on areas you may have less control over, like Recommendations. The score also takes profile freshness into consideration, so frequent profile updates can now help with profile completeness. Heres what you now need for a complete profile: Your industry and location An up-to-date current position (with a description) Two past positions Your education Your skills (minimum of 3) A profile photo At least 50 connections says that adding a profile photo makes your profile 7x more likely to be found in searches. Having your 2 most recent positions makes your profile 12x more likely to be found. Looks like its time for you and all of us who rely on to attract business and job opportunities, to spend a little time working on our profiles. Related posts: My free ebook, Executive Branding and Your Profile: How to Transform Your Executive Brand, Resume, and Career Biography Into a Winning Profile Guide for Executive Branding and Job Search Does My Profile Really Need a Photo? Best Tips: Find Groups to Join photo by nan palmero 00 0