Time to revamp your LinkedIn profile?

I was an 'early adopter' of LinkedIn, and my profile - as you'd expect - has been through several revisions. Nevertheless, there's always more that can be done to improve these things, so I was intrigued to find an old post by Guy Kawasaki based on advice he received from LinkedIn's inhouse design team. The post is...

(how's that for a cliffhanger to make you click on 'readmore'?)

... here. Even though the post was written a while ago, the advice is very relevant. Moreover, much of the advice isjust as relevant to preparing a good CV. So it's well worth popping over to Guy's blog if you're in the process of preparing any sort of profile or bio.

Comments

[Jacob from JobMob]

Guy's article is a very useful read although a bit old, like you said, and LinkedIn keeps changing. I just blogged about the recent LinkedIn Applications launch. The initial crop are all very simple offerings but they can still make a big impact in improving brand reinforcement via your profile.

First Review: Using LinkedIn Applications to Show Professional Job Success - http://jobmob.co.il/blog/using-linkedin-applications-show-work-success/