Linkedinformed Podcast. The Linkedin Show

Welcome to episode 160, the wether has improved in the UK this week and it looks as though spring has finally arrived so I thought that would be a good excuse to take a fresh look at our LinkedIn profiles and see if they are in need of a spring clean But first, I did see a couple of things this week you should know about….. Interesting Stuff I Saw This Week Oracle links to LinkedIn so its salesware can sniff you out What the EU’s new data protection laws mean for UK industry   Profile Spring Clean 1. Is your background image effective? Consider using Relay for this 2. Is your profile picture close up, current, professional and optimised for circular? 3. Are you using your 120 characters in your headline effectively? 4. Make sure your start your summary with contact information (for mobile views) 5. Ensure the first two lines of your summary act as a ‘teaser’ to incentivise the viewer to click on ‘see more’ 6. Make sure your most relevant and important media is shown under your current position. Tip of the Wee