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Manage your Online Professional Presence through LinkedIn

Having an Online profile on a networking site is almost mandatory today for professionals looking for (changing) jobs. Almost every potential employer ensures to check your online presence before short-listing you for the job. What they’re looking for is your online professional presence. And in today’s world, you need to have one out there for them to find. For most professions, an online professional profile will only help you. And the best place to go to build one is LinkedIn. (While they would surely go through your Facebook pages as well, they may not conclude much from it given it’s more of a social networking site than professional networking). LinkedIn is the most common site that the employers would screen through as part of their evaluation of whether to hire you or not. Here are some important tips of what to take care of while designing and maintaining your online professional presence on Linked In. 1.        Complete your profile – for most, the basic requi