Photos
Your photo will work best if it is professional and trimmed close to your face. Your background photo should support and reflect your qualifications and professional identity.
Headline
You have 120 characters to summarise your skills in key words or describe what you can offer a prospective employer, e.g.:
- Controller at Batruam A/S | Accounting | Controlling | Financial control | Project management | Financial systems
- Result-driven controller who creates business calm through project management and financial control.
Summary
Explain what your work experience and education can contribute to a company, and which positions you can occupy. The first two lines are particularly central, as they are always visible on your profile. Be concise, precise and personal – as you would when presenting yourself to a new relation.
Experience and education
Describe work tasks for each of your previous jobs. By all means use bullets, and upload sample projects, presentations or videos that demonstrate your professional talents. Add courses that are most important for the jobs you would like to seek.
Skills
Add your ten most important skills. These are what will inspire companies searching on LinkedIn to contact you.
Recommendations
Invite managers, colleagues and lecturers to write short recommendations based on your jobs, internships and courses.
Be active
Your activity is as important as your profile itself. Post updates, comment on articles, and ‘like’ news items in your professional area. This shows people you are enthusiastic and keep up-to-date in your area.