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Linkedin: 18 Ways to Turn Your Profile into a Portfolio

12/5/2013

by Sabrina Woods, Holistic Career / Life Coach & Linkedin Trainer

The trend right now is all things visual. We are so much more likely to click on a blog post if we are drawn to the photo or image that accompanies it. No pic at all. Forget it! We probably won’t even bother.

So why not harness this visual trend and use it to our advantage in our Linkedin Profiles.

Some people call this adding "Media Links" others call it Linkedin's "Professional Portfolio." Regardless of the name, this tool will allow you to link to other websites or upload your presentations and other documents. You can add them to your Summary, Experience, Education and Projects. And it's fast to do. So, how about it. Are you ready to transform your profile into a portfolio?

Want inspiration? Here are some ideas of what you might consider including, courtesy of my social media savvy friends and colleagues:

1. Your Personal or Company Website
Barbara Babkirk
Career Counselor & Outplacement Consultant

Eva Kubu
Associate Director of Communications & Outreach at Princeton University

2. Bios / Landing Pages (i.e. Vizify, About.me)
Hannah Morgan
Job Search Strategist, Reputation Management & Social Media Guide

3. Blogs
Bob McIntosh
Career Strategist | LinkedIn Trainer | Career Marketing Writer | Blogger Workshop Specialist | Career Center of Lowell

Donna Svei
Executive Resume Writer | Retained Search Consultant | Career Blogger

4. Collection of Articles / Blogs – Using Box.com
Deborah Rooney
Power Marketing & Coaching

5. Resume - PDF
Chaim Shapiro
Career Services LinkedIn Leader / LinkedIn Consultant

6. PowerPoint Presentations - Uploaded Directly, or via SlideShare
Lisa Ray
Social Media + Career Development, Macalester College

Gerald Tang
Student-Centered Career Coach | Social Media & Technology Speaker Connector & Relationship Builder | Yogi & Foodie | Columbia University

7. Prezi Presentations
Mary F. Sweeney
Career Counselor providing career directions to students in the great potato state!

8. Upcoming Event / Workshop – You are Running or Contributing to
Sabrina Woods
Holistic Career / Life Coach | Linkedin Trainer | Higher Education Professional

9. Past Conference / Meeting – Where You Already Presented
Nancy Richmond
Professor ◊ Director of Career Services ◊ Speaker ◊ Social Media Consultant

Amanda C. Peters
Harvard Kennedy School | Career Counselor | Connector
Nancy Richmond
Professor ◊ Director of Career Services ◊ Keynote Speaker ◊ Social Media
& Sabrina Woods
Holistic Career / Life Coach | Linkedin Trainer | Higher Education Professional

10. Showcase a Project from Work – Using PowerPoint
Matthew Draper
Strategic Innovator | Marketer | Planner
Northeastern University Marketing Student, Dec. 2013

11. Website for Product or Project – That You Contributed to
Ethan Bagley
Principal Innovation Catalyst at Constant Contact

“The Keurig Vue brewing system was the program I had the most impact on both from a design and quality perspective while at Keruig.”

Chris J Reed
Chief Marketing Officer at mig33

12. Video or News Report – Featuring You as a Guest Speaker
Kevin Grubb
Career Counselor and Social Media Specialist | NACE Ambassador | Featured Speaker | Consultant | Writer

13. Audio: Podcast or Radio Interview
Steve Levy
An Engineer who crossed over to the "dark side" and became a Recruiting and HR Leader/Player/Coach

Donna Sweidan
Career/ Executive & LinkedIn Coach ■Speaker ■ NYTV Job Hunt Expert ■ Inspiring a bold approach in the new economy

14. Webinar
Jason Alba
Author of 51 Alternatives to a Real Job, I'm on LinkedIn - Now What??? and creator of www.JibberJobber.com

15. Newsletter Sent via Email – Saved in MS Word & Converted to PDF
Sabrina Woods

16. Testimonials From Clients / Coworkers – via Video or PowerPoint
Wayne Breitbarth
Social Media Trainer Speaker & Consultant | Author, THE POWER FORMULA FOR LINKEDIN SUCCESS | LinkedIn Expert

Sabrina Woods
Holistic Career / Life Coach | Linkedin Trainer | Higher Education Professional

17. Non-profit or Other Organization – That You Contributed to (link to Website)
Ethan Bagley
Principal Innovation Catalyst at Constant Contact

D. B. Wienke
Marketing Rainmaker | Social Media Marketing | Healthcare I Financial Services | Legal Services
Details: here

18. And Last, But Not Least – An Online Portfolio
Amy Austin
Innovative Multimedia Designer | Creative UI Artist | Collaborative Marketing Artist | Video Production Enthusiast

This should help us to get the conversation started. What else would you add? Any additional ideas are welcome!

Also, please feel free to connect with me on Linkedin. I'm happy to be connected to those who read my blog.

For information about individual coaching or workshops, my email is sabrina@sabrina-woods.com.

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Linkedin - Always Making Changes, Here's the Latest

5/30/2013

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What’s New on Linkedin

It seems, every time you turn around, Linkedin is making changes. Here are some of the latest:

Your Professional Portfolio
Soon, if not already, now you can add media links to your profile. Consider uploading that most recent PowerPoint! See this SlideShare presentation for examples. This screen shot shows you what it looks like to have access to add media links. If, in edit mode, your screen has a blue box with a plus sign, right next to the blue pencil, then you can now add these links. Learn more via the Linkedin Help Center.

Add All Kinds of Things to Your UpdatesWant to add an image, PowerPoint, or Word document to an update? The latest Linkedin changes will allow this newly enhanced form of sharing. It will be rolling out over the next few weeks. For details check out the Linkedin Blog.

Linkedin Contacts - a new way to track your connections
This new web and app based tool will help you to pull together your email, calendar and mobile address book all in one. As of June 2013, this product feature was in limited release and, after further testing, will eventually be available for everyone. For more details, see the Mashable blog and information from the Linkedin Help Center.

Navigation Bar Changes
Linkedin has changed the way you now navigate and access links. And in some cases, you have to go to a new URL to access the content you want. For full details about this change, see Linkedin Navigation Bar.

Skills and Experience - Go to http://www.linkedin.com/skills
Students and Alumni – Go to LinkedIn Alumni at http://www.linkedin.com/college
Polls - Go to polls http://polls.linkedin.com or share polls within a group
Signal - Go to http://www.linkedin.com/signal

CheckIn
This is a new App from Linkedin to help recruiters gather candidate information on the spot. Could be used soon at Career Fairs. Here are two articles that have more details:

LinkedIn launches CheckIn, an app to help recruiters gather and manage information from candidates

LinkedIn For 20-Year-Olds? It Might Cure Job-Fair Chaos

New Privacy Policy and User Agreement
While it is a bit cumbersome to read, it might be worthwhile to take a peek at the new user policy. One line in particular that caught my eye was, “We may modify, replace, refuse access to, suspend or discontinue Linkedin, partially or entirely, or change and modify prices for all or part of the Services for you or for all our Members in our sole discretion." While I doubt the folks at Linkedin are going to wake up one morning and decide to stop this service, it is important to know that they can, and do, change or take away things at times. More details: Privacy Policy and User Agreement.

Keep Current with Linkedin
To keep up to date with the changes that Linkedin makes, consider reading the Linkedin Blog.

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Linkedin: 18 Ways to Turn Your Profile into a Portfolio

Linkedin - Always Making Changes, Here's the Latest

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