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LinkedIn has introduced ranking - how you rank for profile views

23/5/2014

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LinkedIn now ranks members for profile views

You may have already noticed that LinkedIn has rolled out a new tool, "How You Rank for Profile Views". This is visible on the right hand side of your LinkedIn home page, directly under "Who's Viewed Your Profile".

If you click on the link, you'll be able to see how you rank against all of your connections. The ranking is based on the number of times your profile has been viewed so it will continually change. The more active you are, the more your profile will be viewed and the higher you will rank.

I'm not sure how useful this tool will be as it strikes me as being more of a vanity tool. But, if nothing else, it will encourage you to be more active on LinkedIn. If you want more views and visibility, share interesting content, engage with posts, make more connections and generally join in.

Author: Barbara Patrick of Compelling CVs

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Reading, Berkshire

How to Personalise your LinkedIn Connection Requests

16/10/2013

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Use the pen icon to create a personal message

LinkedIn is all about professional networking. Each time you log on to LinkedIn or when you make a connection, it will come up with a list of people you may know and want to connect with.

DON'T just click the "Connect" button. This is a wasted opportunity.

Instead, take a little time to personalise your message. Click on the little pen icon next to the +Connect button and create a short but compelling message about why you want to connect.

Write a heading, eg "We met last night at XXX meeting" then compose a short message about what you have in common and why you'd like to connect.

If you can't connect because you don't know their email or you haven't done business with them before, check out the groups that you have in common and use one of those as a basis for connection.

If you want to get more mileage out of LinkedIn and you genuinely want to connect, then take a little time to make your message request personal and to make yourself more memorable.

Happy networking!

Barbara Patrick
Professional CV Writer, Career Coach and LinkedIn Profile Creator
Reading
Berkshire

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