How to create a LinkedIn.com profile

Stand out from the crowd Use a great picture and sell yourself in your summary. Back up key skills “leadership” or “organisation” with examples of what you have done. Don’t be modest.

Tell recruiters you’re looking Go to “Jobseeking” and agree to let recruiters know you’re open to opportunities – as many as 70% of job offers come through people you know.

Reach out to former colleagues, past contacts, people you trained with and employers. This is a business social network – keep personal contacts for Facebook. Share views and professional news Posting regularly – it shows you’re keeping up with industry matters. Join a group for your career path and be active in it – you will get more profile views.

Sign up for job alerts to get daily or weekly lists of vacancies for roles you are interested in.