Hi all
A friend sent me this info, and I wanted to share it with you too.
Why do you need an online professional profile?
Online Résumé: everything in one space.
An online professional profile is like an extended résumé online – something that EMPLOYERS and recruiters can check out. It is a space where you can save everything about your professional career.
Give your side of the “story”
With an online professional profile you can tell the story of your career.
Note: don’t tell your whole life story – no one has time for that.
Advertising yourself
Creating an online professional profile is a way to advertise yourself as a brand. And that is why you need a professional profile: to advertise your skills and putting yourself out there; letting others know you are available.
Networking
Having an online professional profile means that you can connect with people from around the world. You can build your contacts and better your chances on gaining wonderful career opportunities. You can keep in contact with previous bosses, colleagues, clients, etc.
Job histories
You can list your previous work experiences and recommendations on your profile, making it easier for potential future employers to make the right decision. You can give specific details such as the company name, your job title, how long you’ve worked for that company, description of the company and what your responsibilities were while you were there. It’s a great way to show employers and recruiters your successes and strengths.
Visibility: putting your name out there
If you have a professional profile, it’ll rank higher than say your Facebook profile. If potential future employers do a search about you on the Internet, they will find everything about your professional career in one space. No one wants their possible future bosses to look in on their Facebook profile: it can be quite embarrassing. Having a professional profile can rule out this problem.
Will be taken seriously
Most recruiters find it suspicious if you don’t have an online professional profile and will therefore not take you seriously. Also with a professional profile you can keep the content very neutral.
Eases your job search
More than 80 % of employers and recruiters use professional online profiles to search for the right candidates. On some sites you can even access the company’s profile and do some background research on them so you can know exactly what you are getting yourself into.
Online portfolio
You can link your online portfolio (for example a WordPress blog) to your online professional profile. This gives you an extra edge over other job seekers in that you’re actually giving potential employers and recruiters the chance to check out your work. After they have seen your work and liked what they saw, they can contact you.
Tips on having the best online professional profile:
Proofread:
Make sure your profile isn’t polluted with spelling and grammar mistakes. It creates the impression that you don’t care what people think of you and that you were in a hurry when you created your profile.
Keep updating it
Whenever you get a new job title or finished a big project that was deemed successful, you should update your profile so that potential employers can know it too. People will want to come back to your profile.
Regards
Christine
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