Comments on: When Do You Update Your LinkedIn Profile? http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2010/03/02/when-do-you-update-your-linkedin-profile/ the blog behind the book Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:43:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dawn Baird http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2010/03/02/when-do-you-update-your-linkedin-profile/comment-page-1/#comment-23020 Dawn Baird Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:10:22 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=659#comment-23020 Surely, we're not still at the stage where people are not updating ALL their profiles online, so that there are no discrepancies, or surprises, for those who research us online!? Man, this is so basic! Surely, we’re not still at the stage where people are not updating ALL their profiles online, so that there are no discrepancies, or surprises, for those who research us online!?

Man, this is so basic!

]]> By: Robert Merrill http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2010/03/02/when-do-you-update-your-linkedin-profile/comment-page-1/#comment-23013 Robert Merrill Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:46:12 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=659#comment-23013 Yes, it matters, but how or when depends (of course) on the situation. If you're jazzed and excited about a new gig, and you *don't* update your profile, what message does that send to your new/former colleagues? More than anything, realize that recruiters and hiring managers often COMPARE your resume and your LinkedIn profile (often as a way to find out what *else* you're doing/have done that you :cough: conveniently :cough: left out of our phone conversation with me) I strongly recommend that you ensure your resume (including dates) is in sync with your LinkedIn profile. $0.02 Yes, it matters, but how or when depends (of course) on the situation.

If you’re jazzed and excited about a new gig, and you *don’t* update your profile, what message does that send to your new/former colleagues?

More than anything, realize that recruiters and hiring managers often COMPARE your resume and your LinkedIn profile (often as a way to find out what *else* you’re doing/have done that you :cough: conveniently :cough: left out of our phone conversation with me)

I strongly recommend that you ensure your resume (including dates) is in sync with your LinkedIn profile.

$0.02

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