GLOBAL TALENT IDAHO
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
LINKEDIN PROFILE SET-UP
A program of Idaho Office for Refugees
and Jannus Inc.
LINKEDIN: NO PROFILE YET?
NO WORRIES…
Go to the website: www.linkedin.com
1. Type your first name
2. Type your last name
3. Type you email
address
4. Decide a password
you would like to use
CHECK YOUR INFORMATION
Accuracy Check:
1. First letter of
First and Last
name
capitalized
2. Email address
correct
3. Write down
password & put
in safe place
4. Click “Join now”
GETTING STARTED ON YOUR PROFILE
Enter Information
1. Country:
United States
2. Mailing ZIP
code
3. Click “Next”
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CURRENT JOB TITLE AND COMPANY
QUESTION
What should I put for Job
title & Company when I
am unemployed or
working in a survival job?
See Next Slide for
Suggestions
IDEAS FOR
CURRENT JOB TITLE & COMPANY
Job Title & Company
 Use a Job Title that matches your
goal
 Keywords can draw additional traf fic
to your Profile
 Examples:
 Job title: Sales Rep
 Company: Pursuing Dealer Sales &
Distribution Opportunities
------------------------------------------------------------------ Job title: Mechanical Engineer
 Company: Actively Seeking Employment
------------------------------------------------------------------- Job Title: IT Manager
 Company: Seeking Application
Development, Infrastructure, or
Networking Manager Roles in Production
or Manufacturing
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WHAT YOU PUT HERE BECOMES
YOUR LINKEDIN HEADLINE!
Once you decide on a Job title and
Company and checked spelling , click
“Create your profile”
WHY ARE YOU SIGNING UP FOR LINKEDIN
Choose a what you
want to accomplish
 Find a job unemployed or working
a survival job
 Build my professional
network – already
working in your field
 Stay up-to-date in my
industr y – looking for
contacts and industry
specific groupd
 Keep in touch with my
contacts – maximize
connecting with people
you know
CONFIRM EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED
WITH YOUR LINKEDIN ACCOUNT
1. Choose to import contacts from your
email address by clicking Continue or
Skip – Clicking Skip is recommended
2. If you choose to skip, you must
click Skip again on this screen
3. Once this screen displays,
login to your email account
4. Open LinkedIn
mail & click
confirm your
email address
YOU’RE ALMOST READY TO
BEGIN TO CREATE & EDIT YOUR PROFILE
1. This is the first screen you will see after you
confirm your email address - Add
Companies of Choice or Click Skip to add
companies later
2. Decide if you want to have
LinkedIn App on your phone
3. Now begin working on your
profile! Click Profile & select Edit
Profile from the drop down box
INCLUDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY IN YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE
1. Click View More
2. Click Add Summary
3. Open Foundation Resume
4. Copy Professional Summary
from resume & paste in
LinkedIn Summary
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5. Click Save
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ADDING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE
TO YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE
1. Click Add position
2. Copy from resume and paste
into LinkedIn
• Company Name
• Title
• Location
• Time Period
• Summary
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3. Click Save
Repeat above steps until all
Professional Work History is
included
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Do NOT include unrelated
survival jobs
ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TO YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE
Leverage your resume to
Copy & Paste from
Foundation Resume into
LinkedIn Profile
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Schools
Language
Skills
Volunteering
Awards & Honors
Publications
Courses
Certifications
And More!
Ask Global Talent Idaho for a review of profile
ADD A HEADSHOT PHOTO
TO YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE
1. Click Add a photo
2. Click Browse to locate your
photo to upload and click Save
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3. Move the yellow line to
Adjust photo
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4. Click Save
Your Photo display
on your LinkedIn
Profile!
YOUR PROFILE IS SET-UP!
Ask Global Talent Idaho Staff for a review
Complete the Upwardly Global Online LinkedIN
Trainings
1. LinkedIn: How to market yourself, build
connections, and get a job!
2. LinkedIn Training for Skilled Immigrants
Look online for additional ways and ideas to
maximize LinkedIn for your job search
YOU’RE DONE!