No! Linkedin is NOT the professional version of Facebook – 7 things you need to know to avoid looking stupid on Linkedin.
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LinkedIn and Facebook have important differences that professionals should be aware of to present themselves appropriately online. While Facebook is about personal social connections, LinkedIn is a professional networking site focused on work experience and opinions. On LinkedIn, users should represent themselves and their professional skills, not their company brand, and focus on quality over just accumulating connections. Employers care most about a user's ability to do the job, not fancy titles or showcasing an extensive network.
No! Linkedin is NOT the professional version of Facebook – 7 things you need to know to avoid looking stupid on Linkedin.
- 1. Why Linkedin is not Facebook-for-Professionals 7 THINGS PROFESSIONALS NEED TO KNOW TO AVOID LOOKING STUPID ON LINKEDIN
- 2. “Linkedin is as different to Facebook as Boardroom is to Loungeroom” JULIE SOUTH | HALOBIZ | 2014
- 3. Linkedincf Facebook: DRESS CODE LINKEDIN: professional FACEBOOK: social #1
- 4. Linkedincf Facebook: Professional opinions LINKEDIN: professional FACEBOOK: social #2
- 5. Linkedincf Facebook: YOU – at work Linkedin Facebook #3
- 6. Linkedincf Facebook: YOU – company LINKEDIN profile photo & name are yours – not your company’s name or logo #4
- 7. Linkedincf Facebook: QUALITY ~ quantity So what if you have 30k connections??!! What does that prove in relation to whether you can do the job or not?? #5
- 8. Linkedincf Facebook: Fancy Titles Seriously - who’s going to search for “ninja”, “guru”, “overlord”, “wizard”, “badass”, “sensei” …?? #6
- 9. All they want to know: “can you do the job? ” JULIE SOUTH | HALOBIZ | 2014 #7
- 10. Julie South Linkedin Coach, Trainer & Strategist Executive Coach Speaker & Facilitator HaloBiz Ltd New Zealand julie@halobiz.co.nz polishing the halos of businesses & people ~ online and off.