To promote its recent
monumental accomplishment of obtaining over 200 million members, over the past
two weeks LinkedIn sent out congratulatory notices to those who placed among
the Top 10%, Top 5% and Top 1% of Profile page views for 2012. I was
acknowledged to be among the Top 1%. This can be interpreted as my being 1
member of a club where198 million people are working hard to join, or as my
being 1 person in a club that has 2 million members.
What I’d like to
explore is how I believe I was chosen for this honour, what it has done for me,
and why you should strive to join me and many of my clients and colleagues who also are members of
this club in 2013.
In my business I wear
three hats – résumé writer, job search advisor and social media strategist.
LinkedIn page writing & social media coaching has become an increasingly sought after component of my services over the past 3 years. During that time I have invested my own time, money and effort to learn how to be among the best at what I do and in so doing learned the value of having a great LinkedIn page and how to create one, the importance of being an active member in the right LinkedIn groups to maximize my professional exposure, and how to establish my credentials as a subject matter expert. I also learned how to optimize my profile so people and opportunities find me without my extending a continuous effort to be found. This is something you should invest in and strive for as well.
LinkedIn page writing & social media coaching has become an increasingly sought after component of my services over the past 3 years. During that time I have invested my own time, money and effort to learn how to be among the best at what I do and in so doing learned the value of having a great LinkedIn page and how to create one, the importance of being an active member in the right LinkedIn groups to maximize my professional exposure, and how to establish my credentials as a subject matter expert. I also learned how to optimize my profile so people and opportunities find me without my extending a continuous effort to be found. This is something you should invest in and strive for as well.
I can proudly say that today
nearly 33% of my business is generated by Linked In page views and I am being
approached by many people who want to discuss consulting opportunities and
speaking engagement with me in the US and abroad as well as by professionals who
want to discuss strategic alliances and new business opportunities with me.
In my mind, being in
the Top 1% confirms that my social media knowledge and advice are not hollow
words. The proof is, in addition to helping me reach my goals it worked for most
of my clients who took my advice and did what was necessary to join me at this
level. More of my Top 1% clients were found by employers and talent hunters and
offered interviews and jobs after using my advice; and in my opinion it is more
preferable and profitable to be found for a job than to find one.
This is what LinkedIn
did for me and my clients and what it can do for you when you learn to harness
its power or work with a professional who can show you the ropes and do the
necessary wordsmiths work for you.
Remember this,
LinkedIn is here to stay and when used properly it helps thousands of job seekers and business professionals reach and surpass
their goals each month at a more accelerated pace than they originally thought
possible. So what are you waiting for? Master LinkedIn today and set your goal
to be a 1% member in 2013.
As always I am happy
to critique US resumes (and professional overseas CVs) and LinkedIn pages at no
cost if you email it to perry@perrynewman.com
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