Strengthen you LinkedIn

Strengthen your LinkedIn profile and learn how to use the platform strategically for networking and job searching.

Meeting guide

⬇️ File: Download the meeting guide here.  

📆 Time: [Find a time] (3 hours recommended)

📌 Aim: Improve your LinkedIn profile and learn how to actively use it in your job search.

✏️ Preparation: (1-2 hours)

• Everyone: Go through our LinkedIn checklist and improve your profile. 

💬 Agenda: (2-3 hours)

1. Check-inn (10 min): Any updates, doubts or topics for the end?

2. Profile review (45 min): In pairs or small groups, give feedback on each other’s profiles:

   1. Headline and photo (clear, relevant and welcoming?)

   2. Summary (motivating and easy to understand?)

   3. Experience (clear achievements and skills?)

   4. Overall impression (would you contact this person?) 

3. Discussion (45 min): 

   1. Share particularly useful feedback from the profile review with the whole group. 

   2. How can you connect with relevant people? 

   3. How can you post and interact in a meaningful way?

   4. What weekly habits can you build? (e.g., commenting, connecting, posting)

   5. How to use LinkedIn responsibly to avoid feeling stress and anxiety?

4. Connecting (15 min): Connect on LinkedIn. If time allows, exchange endorsements and recommendations, or do this later.

5. Finalization (10 min): Go through the next steps and plan the upcoming meeting. 

6. Check-out (5 min): Share one concrete improvement you’ll make to your LinkedIn. 

🚀 Next steps: (3-5 hours)

• Update your LinkedIn profile based on the feedback. 

• Reach out to at least 3 new relevant people. 

• Exchange endorsements and recommendations with the rest of the job network. 

• Prepare for the next meeting.